The Lady and the Duke

Name: The Lady and the Duke
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Released: May 10, 2002
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Alain Libolt, Caroline Morin, Charlotte Véry, François Marthouret, Héléna Dubiel

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: May 10, 2002 | PG-13

Starring: Alain Libolt, Caroline Morin, Charlotte Véry, François Marthouret, Héléna Dubiel, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Laurent Le Doyen, Léonard Cobiant, Lucy Russell, Rosette

Summary: The true story of an aristocratic young Scottish woman, Mrs. Grace Elliot (Lucy Russell), trapped in Paris during the French Revolution.

Director: Eric Rohmer

Genre(s): Drama, History, Romance, War

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 129 min

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David Sterritt

Rohmer's films are renowned for their beauty, so it's surprising that he made a picture using digital video rather than film. But this was the right choice. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

This is absorbing throughout--not just a history lesson but, as always with Rohmer, a story about individuals Read full review

Michael Wilmington

A vivifying film, though it's done in such a strange style that it takes a while to get used to it. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Rohmer doesn't attempt to create any skepticism about Grace's perspective on her experiences; we are shown them as she saw them, and seeing is the real pleasure of The Lady and the Duke. Read full review

Jami Bernard

The result is a galvanizing mix of intellectual discourse and guillotined heads.

Hazel-Dawn Dumpert

As always, conversation is the constant threading together Rohmer's stately pace and episodic structure, the thing he uses to show us who his characters are and what their friendship entails. Read full review

Marc Savlov

A bold (and lovely) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams. Read full review

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