Sep 12, 2008 the duchess is custombuilt to show that under the corsets beats the heart of a very modern girl who needs a bit of love and understanding for as the film s poster trumpets, there were three. His final film was the relatively simple and surprisingly short 36 vues du pic saintlup around a. Sep 25, 2008 the duchess is a handsome historical film, impeccably mounted, gowned, wigged and feathered, where a husband and wife spend hours being dressed in order to appear at dinner to argue about whether the mutton is off. J acques rivettes the duchess of langeais is a reminder that the barnstormers of the french new wave rebelled not so much against period pieces as they did against the academic style in which they were being made.
Feb 22, 2008 jacques rivettes duchess of langeais seems to me a nearly impeccable work of art beautiful, true, profound. Flash back to their meeting in paris, he recently returned from africa, she married and part of the highest society. The directors coolly classicist approach yields a nearly impeccable work of artbeautiful, true, profound manohla. My take on her the duchess of langeais 2007 discussion. A chronicle of the life of 18thcentury aristocrat georgiana, duchess of devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. Film the duchess into film into film education film. Rivettes latest film, the duchess of langeais, opening friday in new york, is one his most conventional. The film is about two elegant aristocrats whose stubborn compulsions eat them alive. Originally planned in 1948 as a collaboration of the talents of greta garbo and james mason, directed by max ophuls, rivettes thirtyfirst feature film, the duchess of langeais, is a period piece that faithfully follows balzacs text yet contains touches of rivettes wry humor in a way that balzac probably did not envision. The standard warning to tower of london visitors refers equally to love taken too lightly. Theresa is still preserved with all the first rigor of the reformation brought about by that illustrious woman. In june 1949, wanger discovered that sally bensons completed first draft was barely a script at all. Its a drama and musical movie with a better than average rotten tomatoes critics score of. Apr 02, 2008 as the tensions get heated, the duchess of langeais keeps its cool.
A figure of high fashion, feted by the public, georgiana is stuck in an unhappy marriage to the emotionally chilly duke of devonshire, who moves his mistress into their home. The duchess of langeais film society of lincoln center. Jacques rivettes the duchess of langeais is a reminder that the barnstormers of. It beats with the rawest emotions hidden just beneath.
The duchess of langeais movie information cinema clock. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the duchess of langeais near you. The duchess of langeais 2007 the movie database tmdb. Jacques rivette the duchess of langeais movies the. The duchess of langeais 2007, directed by jacques rivette. Flash back to their meeting in paris, he recently returned from africa, she married and part of. The film stars jeanne balibar and guillaume depardieu as lovers in early 1823 majorca who are involved in a tormented and frustrating relationship.
The duchess of langeais the scene detroit metro times. Only my second rivette, and very different from his. Jacques rivette the duchess of langeais movies the new. A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat georgiana, duchess of devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. A late masterpiece for vanguard nouvelle vague member jacques rivette, who was 80 years old upon the films completion, the duchess of. Director saul dibb takes the helm for this period drama adapted from amanda foremans bestselling novel georgiana, duchess of devonshire, documenting the romantic entanglements of georgiana cavendish keira knightley, a beautiful and clever woman who becomes a celebrity of british high society when she marries the duke of devonshire ralph fiennes and becomes consort to one of the most. Posts about the duchess of langeais written by dagny. A man who cannot emote, and a woman who playfully does, it all adds up to tragic consequences in the cloistered napoleonic french high society. Sep 06, 2008 the setpiece scenes are strong at the theatre, where the duchess provides inspiration for sheridans school for scandal, and a fire in the ballroom which elicits the film s best line. The duchess of langeais the 2007 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Decades after he drew on balzac for his magnum opus out 1, rivette returned to the writer for this 19thcentury chamber drama, in which the flirtation between a soldier depardieu and a noblewoman balibar develops into an obsessive game of romantic cat and mouse. Antoinette balibara is the duchess, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in 1820s paris during the restoration.
A real battle of the sexes, set in the cage using fists and feet as two mixed martial arts fighters duchess and trojan go head to head for honour, respect and very duchess short film trailer on vimeo. The duchess is one of the best and most opulently entertaining historical dramas i have seen in a long time, and it features splendid performances from keira knightley and ralph fiennes. As the tensions get heated, the duchess of langeais keeps its cool. Abstemious with closeups, the duchess of langeais is a twoshot duet for jeanne balibar and guillaume depardieu. His films are notable for their improvisatory theatricality. It is a social crime to be seen with or being with another man in those times. It can be none other than antoinette, the beautiful duchess of langeais va savoirs jeanne balibar, who disappeared five years earlier without a trace and for whom a heartbroken armand has been searching the ends of the earth for ever since. Which is important, because even though the duchess of langeais runs more than two hours, the whole plot is dispatched in less than a dozen scenes, each a variation on a theme. The duchess of langeais on dvd movie synopsis and info. Watch the duchess of langeais online 2007 movie yidio. Overview for jacques rivette turner classic movies.
Based on balzacs 1834 short novel and set against the french restoration. Antoinette is the duchess of langeais, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in 1820s paris during the restoration, where hypocrisy and vanity reign. Some of its best dramatic effects are the moments when the general silently waits for the duchess, or when his wooden leg clomps across the floorboards of a. Antoinette balibara is the duchess, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in. The duchess of langeais 2007 watch on hulu or streaming. Jan 21, 2008 the duchess of langeais movie trailer. Septemberoctober 2007 jacques rivettes the duchess of langeais, wes andersons the darjeeling limited, sidney lumets before the devil knows youre dead, the return of william friedkins cruising, david cronenberg interviewed, the controversy over fassbinders berlin alexanderplatz, kihachi okamoto. Antoinette is the duchess of langeais, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in 1820s par more your new favorite show is.
The duchess of langeais is a 2007 frenchitalian period drama film directed by jacques rivette. With jeanne balibar, guillaume depardieu, bulle ogier, michel piccoli. Video archive for the film the duchess of langeais, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2007. The duchess of langeais 2007 the duchess of langeais. Antoinette is the duchess of langeais, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in 1820s paris during the restoration, when hypocrisy and vanity reign. She is antoinette, for five years he has searched for her. Leading thinker of the french new wave whose films had intellectual rather. Jun 19, 2008 the lovers in the duchess of langeais never consummate their love, but it consummates them.
This tells the true story of georgiana cavendish, duchess of devonshire, who rebelled against what was expected of a woman of her position in society. Rivettes adaptation of balzacs novella contained in his history of the thirteen, which figured centrally in rivettes earlier out 1 is a costume drama unlike any other, a playful yet moody meditation on the maddening games bound up in courtship. With keira knightley playing the duchess and ralph fiennes playing her husband, such a conversation is a minefield. So many officers and other persons had seen montriveau walking in the tuileries that morning, that the silly story was set down to chance, which takes all that is offered. There was never any talk of the husband to the effect of i forgot she was even married. The duchess of langeais is a leisurely film two hours and seventeen minutes, confined mostly to interiors, directed in a style that provides a correlative to balzacs leisurely fiction. Some time after the napoleonic wars, a french general arrives on a sparsely populated spanish island in the mediterranean perhaps one of the balearic isles looking for someone. Released february 22nd, 2008, the duchess of langeais stars jeanne balibar, guillaume depardieu, bulle ogier, michel piccoli the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 17 min, and received a score of. The lovers in the duchess of langeais never consummate their love, but it consummates them. Watch the duchess of langeais streaming online hulu.
I did not like this film i found it difficult to understand, ragged transitions between scenes, and that it had no point, not. The duchess of langeais 2007 directed by jacques rivette. It is part of his 1839 trilogy histoire des treize. Langeais is a great tragic romance, rather than romantic tragedy. Fears of the dark 2008 eric voice the duchess of langeais 2008 armand. And so, in spite of the fact that the duchess s carriage had waited before montriveaus. The coyly seductive duchess, played by jeanne balibar, entertains taciturn military adventurer guillaume depardieu. The duchess of langeais i suppose is the films official title, and i guess ill refer to it as such. Known for employing very long takes and glacial pacing that make his films feel. Their story is told with a fair amount of passion, but its interior passion, bottled up, carrying them to a point far beyond what either one expects or desires. I feel this woman was afraid of intimacysex and masked it with her bizarre behavior plain and simple maybe a rape or just fear. The duchess of langeais is a quiet film of repressed sexuality.