Summary

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who reviled for her extravagant political and personal lives. She is a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time. But she is trapped in an unhappy triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt into a scandal.

Cast

Keira Knightley … Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire

Ralph Fiennes … Duke of Devonshire

Charlotte Rampling … Lady Spencer

Dominic Cooper … Grey

Hayley Atwell … Bess

Simon McBurney … Fox

Aidan McArdle … Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Release Dates

UK 5 September 2008

Canada 7 September 2008 (Toronto Film Festival)

USA 19 September 2008 (limited)

France October 2008 (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)

Italy October 2008 (RomaCinemaFest)

Hong Kong 1 October 2008

Australia 2 October 2008

France 12 November 2008

Israel 13 November 2008