| 5th | Top film director and cinematographer collaborations |
| The Lady and the Duke | |
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| Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
| Starring | 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 |
| Release date(s) |  7
September 2001 129 minutes |
L'Anglaise et le Duc (English: The Lady and the Duke) 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.' 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."
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Lucy Russell
Alain Libolt
Charlotte Very
Rosette
Leonard Cobiant
Francoise Marthouret
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