The Lady and the Duke

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The Lady and the Duke
File:The Lady and the Duke FilmPoster.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Éric Rohmer
Produced by Françoise Etchegaray
Screenplay by Éric Rohmer
Based on Ma vie sous la révolution
by Grace Elliott
Starring
Music by Jean-Claude Valero
Cinematography Diane Baratier
Edited by Mary Stephen
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
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  • 7 September 2001 (2001-09-07) (France)
  • 21 March 2002 (2002-03-21) (Germany)
Running time
 129 minutes
Country
  • France
  • Germany
Language French
Budget €6 million[1]
($7.1 million)
Box office $1.1 million[2]

The Lady and the Duke (French: L'Anglaise et le Duc, lit. 'The Englishwoman and the Duke') is a 2001 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, based on the memoirs Ma vie sous la révolution (Journal of My Life During the French Revolution) by Grace Elliott, a Scottish royalist caught up in the political intrigue following the French Revolution.

According to a description of the film in The Guardian, Rohmer's "customary verbal sparring and complex intellectual arguments are spiced by lavish sets, suspenseful plotting and the continuous threat of violence."[3]

Cast

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Reception

The film was criticised by many viewers in France because of its uncompromising presentation of revolutionary violence; some described it as aristocratic propaganda.[4] Asked about this, Lucy Russell remarked: "There does seem to be a great problem, not just in France, but every country has problems facing up to the nasty parts of its history. But there's a reason it was called the Terror."[3]

References

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