From the book’s writing through the film’s final edit, the process of bringing costumed epic “The Duchess” to the screen spanned several decades. “I spent five years with (the Duchess) since the day I ...

Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire (Keira Knightly), was the original people’s princess. Like her direct descendent, Princess Diana of Wales, Georgiana was a woman of ravishing beauty, ...