I had been meaning to watch this film for a while, but i just never got round to it until i found out my Nan had had it in her film cu board all along... Overall, i thoroughly enjoyed this film.... i thought it was really interesting and i loved the cast, i thought the actors fitted the characters were perfect for their roles...Although Keira Knightley is not my favourite actress, (dont get me wrong, she is fantastic) but Ralph Fiennes stood out, i hadn't seen him in allot of films before, but once i started getting interested more and more in film and the really memorable films in the industry e.g. Schindler's list. his name just kept popping up and up more and more, he is such a great actor as is his brother Joseph and during 'The Duchess'... Ralph really was fantastic, because as the film went on and you saw what really happened in that time period of the 18th century and the way is character is represented makes you realise how horrible men could/can be, he made his character have many sides though, and underneath all the anger and power that the duke has in the film, he is just a softy that is miserable and wants people to get off his back about things. this film has taught me a lot, how the fashion was, the politics and how the government was run, but most of all how badly women were treated and how selfish parents were back then, all because of money and rank. But as i said before, wonderful film, i will definitely be watching it again.