In "The Duchess," a lavish melodrama of aristocratic foolishness and betrayal is designed around the colorful though not always happy life of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806).

The gorgeous face of Keira Knightley holds the center of virtually every frame of the sumptuous new period piece The Duchess. But beneath the perfect makeup, the towering beehives, flouncy hats or … ...

Review A lthough it skims the surface, The Duchess is an uncommonly well-crafted historical feminist tearjerker—both anti-patriarchal and a monument to motherhood. It’s based on Amanda Foreman ...

"The Duchess" has great fun exploring the dalliances of a royal family, but the lady in question deserves a higher throne.

Keira Knightley as the Duchess of Devonshire in 'The Duchess,' which is set to open locally on Oct. 10. New Orleans-area movie-goers who are eagerly awaiting the Keira Knightley period piece "The ...

Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes and some very complex 18th-century fashions play the leading roles in the historical drama "The Duchess." ...