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Release Date: 2001

Cast: Eric Viellard, Marie Rivière, François-Marie Banier, Caroline Morin, Alain Libolt, Christian Ameri, Héléna Dubiel, Michel Demierre, Charlotte Véry, Rosette, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Leonard Cobiant ...MORE

Cast: Eric Viellard, Marie Rivière, François-Marie Banier, Caroline Morin, Alain Libolt, Christian Ameri, Héléna Dubiel, Michel Demierre, Charlotte Véry, Rosette, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Leonard Cobiant, François Marthouret, Daniel Tarrare, Serge Renko, Helena Dubeil, Lucy Russell ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Romantic drama, Period piece, History, World cinema, War film

The Lady and the Duke (French: L'Anglaise et le Duc) is a 2001 feature film by French director Éric Rohmer. The film was inspired by Ma vie sous la révolution, the colourful memoirs of Grace Elliott, an Edinburgh-born royalist caught up in the political intrigue following the French Revolution. 'The customary verbal sparring and complex intellectual arguments are spiced by lavish sets, suspenseful plotting and the continuous threat of violence.' It was criticised by many viewers in France because of its uncompromising presentation of revolutionary violence; some described it as... MORE

The Lady and the Duke (French: L'Anglaise et le Duc) is a 2001 feature film by French director Éric Rohmer. The film was inspired by Ma vie sous la révolution, the colourful memoirs of Grace Elliott, an Edinburgh-born royalist caught up in the political intrigue following the French Revolution. 'The customary verbal sparring and complex intellectual arguments are spiced by lavish sets, suspenseful plotting and the continuous threat of violence.' It was criticised by many viewers in France because of its uncompromising presentation of revolutionary violence; some described it as reactionary or monarchist propaganda. Asked about this in an Observer interview 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." LESS