The Duchess (2008)

What a gorgeous and fully entertaining production. I was surprised by how much I liked this story and how little annoyed I was by Keira Knightley in the title role. You know, I think I may just have to put aside my dislike of the chin-jutter as it's becoming more of a habit for me to roll my eyes at her rather than based on any present truth. It's like she used to be fat five years ago and my mental image of her refuses to be overwritten so that, whenever I see her, I gasp all over again, "I can't believe she's so thin!"

Anyway, back to the movie. Basically, celebrities have always had it hard, living a public life that is expected to "look" a certain way even when the truth might be far different. I was even more impressed with this movie after watching some of the extras, which delved into the real Duchess of Devonshire -- truly fascinating stuff.

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