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The Lady and the Duke
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72 out of 100

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  • Starring: Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Lucy Russell
  • Summary: The true story of an aristocratic young Scottish woman, Mrs. Grace Elliot (Russell), trapped in Paris during the French Revolution.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Rohmer's films are renowned for their beauty, so it's surprising that he made a picture using digital video rather than film. But this was the right choice.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    91
    Played by Lucy Russell with a defiant, unapologetic embrace of aristocratic privilege, Grace is a maddening yet fascinating character.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    50
    The Lady and the Duke, which drags on for over two hours, is an experiment in shooting a period film on a shoestring that turns out to be more interesting than actually entertaining.

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