The Lady and the Duke

The Lady and the Duke
Theatrical release poster
FrenchL'Anglaise et le Duc
Directed byÉric Rohmer
Screenplay byÉric Rohmer
Based onMa vie sous la révolution
by Grace Elliott
Produced byFrançoise Etchegaray
Starring
CinematographyDiane Baratier
Edited byMary Stephen
Music byJean-Claude Valero
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 7 September 2001 (2001-09-07) (France)
  • 21 March 2002 (2002-03-21) (Germany)
Running time
129 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
LanguageFrench
Budget€6 million[1]
($7.1 million)
Box office$1.1 million[2]

The Lady and the Duke (French: L'Anglaise et le Duc, lit. 'The Englishwoman and the Duke') is a 2001 historical, dystopian, and romantic drama film, set during the Reign of Terror. It was written and directed by French New Wave filmmaker Éric Rohmer, and adapted from the memoirs Ma vie sous la révolution (Journal of My Life During the French Revolution) by Grace Elliott.

According to a description of the film in The Guardian, Rohmer's "customary verbal sparring and complex intellectual arguments are spiced by lavish sets, suspenseful plotting and the continuous threat of violence."[3]

  1. ^ "L'Anglaise et le duc (2001)". JP's Box-Office (in French).
  2. ^ "The Lady and the Duke (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ Ojumu, Akin (30 December 2001). "Roads lead to Rohmer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2015.