tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post2947030007683213795..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: A Fan Fit for a DuchessHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-36364592293301840392010-07-16T10:22:30.532-04:002010-07-16T10:22:30.532-04:00They get an "A" for effort in even makin...They get an "A" for effort in even making a fan for the movie, but an "F" for properly adapting to Georgiana's life and times. Like Paul said, a whole Blogspot could be devoted to how bad the movie was.<br /><br />It seems like Keira is what Helen Bohnam-Carter was 20 years ago--stuck in "corset roles," but unlike Bohnam-Carter, she doesn't have the proper beauty/figure, or the range of skills. (Though, I find it funny that I though they casted her as Anne Boleyn, but it was really Natalie Portman--and Keira's first role was playing Queen Amidala's double and their mothers couldn't tell them apart in makeup).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-78206187949932201802010-07-15T10:23:59.057-04:002010-07-15T10:23:59.057-04:00And DEFINITELY not me!And DEFINITELY not me!Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093768339757970412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-5406164105358387682010-07-15T06:53:50.002-04:002010-07-15T06:53:50.002-04:00Someone bought it? Not me.Someone bought it? Not me.The Duchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724715501809389015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-6200899448863243902010-07-14T23:51:11.335-04:002010-07-14T23:51:11.335-04:00Alright. Which one of you Bought it?
Also, I agr...Alright. Which one of you Bought it? <br /><br />Also, I agree with @Paul MillerLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052080882886879580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-48724004576354813222010-07-14T00:56:06.124-04:002010-07-14T00:56:06.124-04:00@The Duchess, Because if you recall *begins the ro...@The Duchess, Because if you recall *begins the rolling of eyes while writing* in the <i>movie</i> she is canvassing for Grey, or at least they are only showing her introducing him to make a speech. As I recall there was no mention of Fox at all. Since the actual election <i>was</i> for Fox there was the fan propaganda with his face...thank God the movie didn't dare put Grey on a fan!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-19832066919035607912010-07-14T00:49:53.295-04:002010-07-14T00:49:53.295-04:00@the Duchess: I know how you feel about the movie....@the Duchess: I know how you feel about the movie. I could almost see myself spending too much time at a blog spot called: "Let's Talk About How Sh--ty the Duchess Movie Was". Except that, for all the pleasure of venting, it would be plainly odd to dedicate so much time and effort to something that even the makers of weren't interested in doing, except between playing video games.Paul Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969557760934512569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-19483417409011873992010-07-13T19:05:19.915-04:002010-07-13T19:05:19.915-04:00You're right. The movie was way off. Canis was...You're right. The movie was way off. Canis wasn't As bad as they made him seem and Bess was so much worse than she was potrayed. Earl Grey was really a freak, not the lover he was said to be. Another inaccurate character.<br /><br />They should have used Georgiana's real portrait instead of Keira's. The movie was about Georgiana!<br /><br />It really does have a lot of detail. The detail is pretty, the picture is ugly.<br /><br />Quick question. If the real ones had Fox on them why don't these as well?<br /><br />I could go on about how bad the movie was. I won't though for your sake!!The Duchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724715501809389015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-73631412933688065672010-07-13T14:11:02.882-04:002010-07-13T14:11:02.882-04:00Once again I am sitting in front of my computer sn...Once again I am sitting in front of my computer snickering like a fool.Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-23568217228485176162010-07-13T11:51:03.530-04:002010-07-13T11:51:03.530-04:00Mmm, Keira Knightley pouting? How unusual :D. The ...Mmm, Keira Knightley pouting? How unusual :D. The rest of the fan is lovely thoughLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317869482609437332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-67101435413653346482010-07-13T10:44:11.839-04:002010-07-13T10:44:11.839-04:00That movie should be used in film schools as an ex...That movie should be used in film schools as an example of how NOT to make an adaptation. Regarding the fan, I'd think the image would have seemed more like an etching, less like a printed oil painting.Paul Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969557760934512569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-22216525516341922402010-07-13T10:04:54.802-04:002010-07-13T10:04:54.802-04:00Yup, the real fan from the movie, otherwise why wo...Yup, the real fan from the movie, otherwise why would pay that much. Yikes!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-23982600478648857622010-07-13T07:06:41.958-04:002010-07-13T07:06:41.958-04:00I don't know what they thought they were doing...I don't know what they thought they were doing but it really doesn't work! As much as I love Ms Knightley that version of the portrait is awful. Yes, it shows some amazing attention to detail from the director and the props and costumes departments, but I'll never be able to reconcile myself to the liberties they took with history - as The Duchess says, they completely twisted Bess' personality, and that's only the first issue!<br /><br />(But I'll not rant here - as a film, disassociated from Georgie if that's possible, it was good.)Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093768339757970412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-72830210961551119082010-07-13T06:24:47.567-04:002010-07-13T06:24:47.567-04:00It is really ugly. I wish they used Georgiana'...It is really ugly. I wish they used Georgiana's real portrait instead of Keira's. I still can't stand the way the movie made Bess sound; she wasn't a true friend to Georgiana! I hope you find the real ones; they'd be much prettier!<br /><br />Is the fan for sale the real one from the movie?The Duchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724715501809389015noreply@blogger.com