The Lady and the Duke

The Lady and the Duke (French: L'Anglaise et le Duc) is a 2001 feature film by French director Éric Rohmer.

The film was inspired by Ma vie sous la révolution, the colourful memoirs of Grace Elliott, an Edinburgh-born royalist caught up in the political intrigue following the French Revolution. 'The customary verbal sparring and complex intellectual arguments are spiced by lavish sets, suspenseful plotting and the continuous threat of violence.'

Response

It was criticised by many viewers in France because of its uncompromising presentation of revolutionary violence; some described it as reactionary or monarchist propaganda. Asked about this in an Observer interview 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."

Cast

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

External links

• The Lady and the Duke at the Internet Movie Database
• The Lady and the Duke at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Lady and the Duke at Metacritic
• The Lady and the Duke at Box Office Mojo