The Duchess Trailer Online Keira Knightley gets back in the corset
The first trailer for Keira Knightley's next movie The Duchess has been released and you can watch it below.
Having given it a small peruse, we can't help but think that this teaser is rather overplaying its hand. Its editing, grand music and brief shots of people saying very poetic things which don't really mean a great deal when you think about them, suggest that this is a story that the world has been desperate to see told. But ask most people on the street who the Duchess of Devonshire was and the most common answer will likely be 'Was she that fat ginge who went to America to advertise Weight Watchers?'.
The Duchess was in fact the scandalous 18th century aristo Georgiana Cavendish, who became a notorious public figure for her bold political views and racy personal life. Here it just seems that she wore wigs the size of small zeppelins and shagged lots of people. Knightley's on a great run at the moment and, handled well, this could be the kind of film that pushes her further, but we hope it turns out less Barbara Cartland than this trailer indicates.
I personally think it's looks good, obviously it's not an action packed CG-fest. It's a nice little British film.
But I like that, the score sounded good and the look seemed very lavish. It's still got a fair amount of time in Post Production so the look will change a bit more no doubt.
A solid cast, a nice look and a good distributor, this will be one for me to watch out for.
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Ahh back to real acting Keira, if only someone had have told Tom Cruise that real acting only entailled wearing dresses made of doilies he wouldn't be in the bother he is. ... Read More
Looks dreadful.....Knightly is obviously there for star appeal and judging by the character entrance, we are all meant to think she is fantastic....!! Oh dear... ... Read More
despite Keria Knightley looking beautiful, it looks like a drab, she was superb in Atonement but in this, it looks like the whole film is plodding itself to a grand finally of something or other ... Read More
