The Lady and the Duke

The Lady and the Duke
The Lady and the Duke
	Theatrical release poster
French	L'Anglaise et le Duc
Directed by	Éric Rohmer
Screenplay by	Éric Rohmer
Based on	Ma vie sous la révolution; by Grace Elliott
Produced by	Françoise Etchegaray
Starring	Jean-Claude Dreyfus; Lucy Russell;
Cinematography	Diane Baratier
Edited by	Mary Stephen
Music by	Jean-Claude Valero
Production; companies	Pathé Image Production; Compagnie Éric Rohmer; France 3 Cinéma; KC Medien;
Distributed by	Pathé Distribution (France); Tobis (Germany);
Release dates	7 September 2001 (France); 21 March 2002 (Germany);
Running time	129 minutes
Countries	France; Germany;
Language	French
Budget	€6 million; ($7.1 million)
Box office	$1.1 million

The Lady and the Duke (French: L'Anglaise et le Duc, lit. 'The Englishwoman and the Duke') is a 2001 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, based on the memoirs Ma vie sous la révolution (Journal of My Life During the French Revolution) by Grace Elliott, a Scottish royalist caught up in the political intrigue following the French Revolution.

According to a description of the film in The Guardian, Rohmer's "customary verbal sparring and complex intellectual arguments are spiced by lavish sets, suspenseful plotting and the continuous threat of violence."^[3]

Cast[edit]

Jean-Claude Dreyfus as Duke of Orléans
Lucy Russell as Grace Elliott
Alain Libolt [fr] as Duke of Biron
Charlotte Véry [fr] as Pulcherie the Cook
Rosette as Franchette
Léonard Cobiant as Champcenetz
François Marthouret as Dumouriez
Caroline Morin as Nanon
Marie Rivière as Madame Laurent
Héléna Dubiel as Madame Meyler
François-Marie Banier as Robespierre

Reception[edit]

The film was criticised by many viewers in France because of its uncompromising presentation of revolutionary violence; some described it as aristocratic propaganda.^[4] Asked about this, 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."^[3]

References[edit]

^ "L'Anglaise et le duc (2001)". JP's Box-Office (in French).
^ "The Lady and the Duke (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ojumu, Akin (30 December 2001). "Roads lead to Rohmer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ "Two Identities, One Faith". Plough. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

External links[edit]

The Lady and the Duke at IMDb
The Lady and the Duke at AllMovie
The Lady and the Duke at Box Office Mojo
The Lady and the Duke at Metacritic
The Lady and the Duke at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "L'Anglaise et le duc (2001)". JP's Box-Office (in French).

[2] "The Lady and the Duke (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[Guardian-3] Ojumu, Akin (30 December 2001). "Roads lead to Rohmer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

[4] "Two Identities, One Faith". Plough. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

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