Rent before the Oscars

My fetish for beautiful old European garb had not been looked into for a while and so I rented The Duchess. A little Keira Knightley in puffy dresses and big wigs did the trick and also told an interesting story. Her character of Georgiana, the duchess of Devonshire, is far from being a perfect person, however you do feel for her as she is trapped in a suphocating marriage to the Duke of Devonshire played by usually liked, but fiersly loathed in this role, Ralph Fiennes.

The story follows this unhappily wedded duo as they try to have what every titled nobility of the time want... a son. Very Henry the VIII but alot less wife murdering. Overall the picture is shot beautifully and should definately be looked at in the Oscar contenders list for Best Makeup & Costume Design. Since the real life duchess really was quite the fashionista of her day.