the duchess

it's one of the best movies i've seen this year. i liked it a lot. 

i used to not take keira knightley seriously. i didn't like her much in the pirates of the caribbean movies because she didn't have much of a variety. all her expressions were the same and her acting seemed sort of flat. i started liking her a little more with atonement (i heart this movie). the duchess really put her on the 'serious actress' map.

i don't want to give too much away but she goes through a lot of drama and she is confronted with a lot of problems. marriage, infidelity, freedom, children, friendship, etc. it must have been such a hard time back then. it's set in the 18th century so the women are wearing ready-to-be-ripped corsets and 3ft wigs. i love costume movies! haha. and the women had to bear sons, and if they didn't, the husband would keep trying with the same woman or find a new woman. they thought it was the woman's fault that she couldn't give birth to a son. what nonsense. 

and don't compare it to the other boleyn girl. that movie was so terrible, natalie portman lost a bit of legitness(?!?) in my mind. i strongly recommend the duchess!