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The story of the twilight years of tobacco billionairness Doris Duke and her relationship with her gay butler, to whom she left her entire fortune. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 23 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(15 articles)
2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Winners (From Rope Of Silicon. 25 January 2009, 8:49 PM, PST)
And the SAG Award Goes to...
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 25 January 2009, 8:22 PM, PST)
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Sarandon is excellent.... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Susan Sarandon | ... | Doris Duke | |
| Ralph Fiennes | ... | Bernard Lafferty | |
| Peter Asher | ... | First Butler | |
| Don Harvey | ... | Security Guard | |
| Chris Bauer | ... | Chef | |
| Monique Gabriela Curnen | ... | Paloma | |
| Marilyn Torres | ... | Nancy | |
| Nick Rolfe | ... | Ben | |
| James Rebhorn | ... | Waldo Taft | |
| Dominick Dunne | ... | Board Member | |
| Thomas J. McGrath | ... | Board Member | |
| Gene Parseghian | ... | Board Member | |
| Henry S. Schleiff | ... | Board Member (as Henry Schleiff) | |
| Calvin Trillin | ... | Board Member | |
| Kunnath P. Namboodiri | ... | Swami |
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Susan Sarandon owns the dog who plays Doris' pet. The dog's name is Penny, a Pomeranian Maltese. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: "She said it was important. 'Perhaps I will get the feeling back ..." It's the same body of a newspaper article for two different articles. Around 23 minutes into movie. One article had headline of Doris Duke attending opening with Leonard Bernstein. The second headline was her buying a Boeing 737 for $25 million. moreSoundtrack:
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and the pairing of Ralph Fiennes as Bernard Lafferty, her trusted butler and confidante is quite interesting. I have read the biography "Too Rich, the story of Doris Duke", and this film seems by far, more accurate and even amusing (as life often is). If we for example, compare this to the mediocre Lauren Bacall version, which does not portray Lafferty as human, rather as a murderous bottom-feeder. Too extreme, and probably unrealistic.
Yes, Ms. Duke did apparently have a very unusual life, but we see her here, as Sarandon plays here, she also enjoyed and cherished life. We see her working fervently on her orchids, all the foundations she was passionate about, and her general intelligence. She was clearly a brilliant businesswoman, as Lafferty interjects.
This film portrays real people, yes, she had an issue with drinking, as did Lafferty. However there was a tenderness and relationship which seemed to have developed between the two. Overall an interesting commentary with excellent performances and lush cinematography, attention to set decoration. 9/10.