DVD Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... of Georgiana Spencer Cavendish and the era that she came to defineGeorgiana In Her Own Words – Amanda Foreman, author of the award-winning biography Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and producer Gabrielle Tana hold a roundtable discussion at the archive of Chatsworth House—home of Georgiana and her family—reviewing letters, diary entries and artifacts that helped shape the historical...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... of Georgiana Spencer Cavendish and the era that she came to defineGeorgiana In Her Own Words – Amanda Foreman, author of the award-winning biography Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and producer Gabrielle Tana hold a roundtable discussion at the archive of Chatsworth House—home of Georgiana and her family—reviewing letters, diary entries and artifacts that helped shape the historical...
On the Wilder Side (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
... she participated in. Though, the book it is based on, “Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire” by Amada Foreman, has even more to offer. The movie mostly ignores the fact that Georgiana was a confidante to the Prince of Wales. As such, Georgiana was responsible for various big shifts in power and big alliances and decisions made by the Prince that affected the government. Georgiana had a particularly...
On the Wilder Side (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
... twisted relationship the two women had. Though, who are we to judge what love is? The biography by Amanda Foreman notes that, “She [Bess] died in Rome on March 30, 1824, eighteen years to the day after Georgiana’s death. A locket carrying one of her friend’s reddish-gold curls, and also a hair bracelet of Georgiana’s were next to her bed.” Among those who died at Bess’s side were...
On the Wilder Side (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
... there was a movie - “The Duchess” - I had read the book, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, by Amanda Foreman from the, Modern Library Press, 2001.Though the movie was critiqued for saying so, Georgiana is, in fact, the great-great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales. And, their lives and work have eerie similarities. Also important, is keeping Georgiana’s own place in history...
Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | 18/10/2008
Top on my list of must see movies this fall is The Duchess staring Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice 2005) as Georgiana Cavendish , the Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806). The movie is based on Amanda Foreman’s best selling and highly acclaimed biography of the scandalous life of the 18th-century English aristocrat, socialite, political activist, and fashion icon for her generation....
Pajiba (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
... its shallow, red-carpet lead offended -- and I'm more surprised than anyone. The movie is based on Amanda Foreman's biography of Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, whose star was bright enough in the late eighteenth century to inspire plays and satirical portraits. Critics are falling over themselves listing the similarities between the Duchess of Devonshire and her...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Knightley's fine acting as Diana kin lights up 'The Duchess' ** Amanda Foreman's robust, elegant biography, Georgianna, Duchess of Devonshire, receives a cream rinse and a Princess Di job in The Duchess , a Minorpiece Theatre depiction of the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales. Georgianna is a cultivated lass with an independent mind when she marries the fabulously...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Amanda Foreman's robust, elegant biography, Georgianna, Duchess of Devonshire, receives a cream rinse and a Princess Di job in The Duchess , a Minorpiece Theatre depiction of the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales. Georgianna is a cultivated lass with an independent mind when she marries the fabulously wealthy and politically influential William Cavendish, the fifth...
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
The Duchess story unfolds brilliantly in the latest clip that was just released. Ralph Fiennes is unbelievable in this role as an irascible husband. The movie goes to wide release October 10th. Director Saul Dibb directs the period drama based on Amanda Foreman’s best-selling novel “Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire,” which details the romantic entanglements of a beautiful celebrity [...]...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Cinematical has just received this exclusive clip from the period drama The Duchess (click image above or head after the jump to view), directed by Saul Dibb and based on Amanda Foreman's best-selling novel. Starring Keira Knightley as Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, the film chronicles the life of a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time; a woman held prisoner in an unhappy...
