Selfish love

Alisa 2022-01-02 08:02:10

I like watching movies based on the English story from the 18th to the 19th century. From "Jane Austen" to "Pride and Prejudice", I was deeply attracted by Britain's unique countryside, architecture, costumes, dance parties and etiquette-British culture has its own elegant and calm charm. At the beginning of this movie, I have imagined in my mind that this is about a typical lady's legend, inseparable from the struggle between love and reality. In the end, the heroine either elopes or degenerates or is alone for a lifetime.
Unexpectedly, I was disappointed. This is also the novelty of this movie. It is unremarkable. The story tells the story of an aristocratic lady who married the Duke of Devonshire and was under pressure because of her inability to have children. Her friend, Mrs. Fox, and her husband had a good day, and it was at this time that she reunited with her old friend Gray, which gave rise to a love history. At the end of the story, the duchess became the most prestigious and powerful woman in contemporary times. Mrs. Fox always lived with her and the duchess, and became the duchess of Devonshire after her death. We generally expect that she will resist power, refuse to marry a duke, or bravely pursue true love. But at the beginning of the story, she was obviously happy to marry the duke, but in the end she did not let go of everything for true love. This story is very real. Who wouldn't be excited to be a duchess and live in a luxurious mansion? Who has the heart to leave their children behind and desperately pursue love and freedom?
But what makes me feel the deepest is the duke's selfish love. The best performer in this movie is the Duke of Devonshire. I do not deny that he loves the Duchess, but his love is selfish and cruel. If the Duke really loves his wife, how can he let her endure the pain of working with other women? He is romantic and authoritarian, but he is profound, rigorous, and unpredictable. The depth of the English gentleman makes people feel at ease and at ease. In any case, if a man in a marriage is always self-centered and never considers his wife's feelings, then he can't say without embarrassment that he loves her. So I don't sympathize with the Duke, but I like his blue eyes too much. Maybe I can't ask men of that era to give women how much respect, but I believe that no matter in any era, men must have the most basic respect for their wives in marriage.
The misfortune of marriage is often caused by this.

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  • Wendy 2022-01-02 08:02:10

    Keira Knightley can't look anymore

  • Kamryn 2022-03-28 09:01:06

    The scenes are exquisite, the costumes are gorgeous, the soundtrack is smooth, and there seems to be no more requirements for the English court drama. /// The Duchess G in the 18th century has a lot in common with Princess Diana in the 20th century, except that the former finally returned to the family and lived a harmonious three. The latter can't stand a crowded marriage, and leave to pursue happiness, but the premature death of Xiangxiaoyu is embarrassing.

The Duchess quotes

  • Dinner guest: Excellent speech, Mr. Fox.

    Charles Fox: I think it is always easier to address a congregation of friends... particularly when those friends are drunk.

  • Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire: [to a crowd of her adoring public at Bath regaled with a large plume on her hat] We come away to Bath to get away from London, and all of London has come away to Bath.

    [laughter from the audience]

    Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire: Somebody did indeed ask me what kind of feather it is I'm wearing. Well, there are only two specimins of this rare bird known to man. One of them has clearly ended up on top of my head, and the other - rumor has it he's running for office in the Tory Party.

    [More laughter]