I also thought Fiennes was excellent, and can't picture another actor doing as fine a job with the role. I don't think his performance incites empathy with the character, as much as layering him as more multi-dimensional than the standard “villain” of such a piece. However, whether or not this automatically creates “empathy”(as opposed to a simple understanding of where the man himself is coming from) could be debated endlessly. I'll simply say I still thought of the Duke as a more well-off scumbag than most.

Your “Georgiana Circle” sounds interesting. Very best of luck with it!

This is definitely one of the more satisfying costume dramas I've seen in a good long while. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised if you give it a chance.

I think the film did a fairly good job of juxtaposing Georgiana's public adulation with the Duke's inattentiveness, although I do believe there weren't scenes which showed how people tittered and gossipped about her, aside from recreations of one or two newspaper articles of the time.

I definitely agree that the financial meltdown contributed significantly to the film's early theatrical demise, as well as the death of other films which deserved a better showing at the box office, such as Appaloosa. Thanks for commenting.

I also thought Fiennes was excellent, and can't picture another actor doing as fine a job with the role. I don't think his performance incites empathy with the character, as much as layering him as more multi-dimensional than the standard “villain” of such a piece. However, whether or not this automatically creates “empathy”(as opposed to a simple understanding of where the man himself is coming from) could be debated endlessly. I'll simply say I still thought of the Duke as a more well-off scumbag than most.

Your “Georgiana Circle” sounds interesting. Very best of luck with it!

This is definitely one of the more satisfying costume dramas I've seen in a good long while. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised if you give it a chance.

I think the film did a fairly good job of juxtaposing Georgiana's public adulation with the Duke's inattentiveness, although I do believe there weren't scenes which showed how people tittered and gossipped about her, aside from recreations of one or two newspaper articles of the time.

I definitely agree that the financial meltdown contributed significantly to the film's early theatrical demise, as well as the death of other films which deserved a better showing at the box office, such as Appaloosa. Thanks for commenting.

I also thought Fiennes was excellent, and can't picture another actor doing as fine a job with the role. I don't think his performance incites empathy with the character, as much as layering him as more multi-dimensional than the standard “villain” of such a piece. However, whether or not this automatically creates “empathy”(as opposed to a simple understanding of where the man himself is coming from) could be debated endlessly. I'll simply say I still thought of the Duke as a more well-off scumbag than most.

Your “Georgiana Circle” sounds interesting. Very best of luck with it!

This is definitely one of the more satisfying costume dramas I've seen in a good long while. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised if you give it a chance.

I think the film did a fairly good job of juxtaposing Georgiana's public adulation with the Duke's inattentiveness, although I do believe there weren't scenes which showed how people tittered and gossipped about her, aside from recreations of one or two newspaper articles of the time.

I definitely agree that the financial meltdown contributed significantly to the film's early theatrical demise, as well as the death of other films which deserved a better showing at the box office, such as Appaloosa. Thanks for commenting.