Tuesday
22Jul2008
Movie Trailer - Keira Knightley is 'The Duchess'
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 12:30AM 
I walked right past the new movie poster for
The Duchess tonight on my way out of a
screening and, predictably, I stopped for a second. It's rather hard not to when
you see
Keira Knightley all dolled up in her costume
from a bygone era. She may do too many period pieces, but it's hard to deny that
they're what she's best suited for. She found that out pretty quickly after
nobody saw Domino and The Jacket.
According to one of Keira's co-stars,
Hayley Atwell, the period dress does not come
without its own risks. "[Knightley] had to wear this huge wig that was so heavy
they made her a board that she could lean her shoulders and head against in
between takes so she didn't topple over or get neck aches." Oh, the sacrifices.
In the film, Keira plays an 18th Century aristocratic
named Georgiana Cavendish, who held the title of Duchess of Devonshire. Well,
she was the second season winner of Devonshire Idol, so she had to surrender the
title the next year when Fantasia won. But still.
No, actually, Georgianna was quite the notorious
celebrity in her day, an outspoken advocate for women's rights, a gambler, and a
visible infidel; she and her husband both had scandalous affairs.
The film also stars
Ralph Fiennes,
Dominic Cooper, and
Charlotte Rampling. There's a new trailer for
this wicked, wicked tale, which we grabbed from
TrailerAddict.
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