The Duchess 2008  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Saul Dibb
Cast: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney, Aidan McArdle, John Shrapnel, Alistair Petrie, Patrick Godfrey, Michael Medwin, Justin Edwards, Richard McCabe, Calvin Dean, Hannah Stokely
In the 18th century, Lady Spencer (Charlotte Rampling) arranges for her beautiful 17-year-old daughter Georgiana (Keira Knightley) to marry the Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish (Ralph Fiennes), and Georgiana becomes the Duchess. The couple produces two daughters, but Georgiana finds herself living with a husband who entertains mistresses. Meanwhile, Georgiana has adapted well to the royal lifestyle and has become an admired royal figure. Problems lie ahead when the duke takes Georgiana's best friend Bess Foster (Hayley Atwell) as his live-in lover, and an unhappy Georgiana begins an affair with the Earl of Grey (Dominic Cooper). The affairs cause conflicts and could become the items for scandal. The film received an Oscar for Costume Design and was nominated for another Oscar.
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Trauma 2004  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Marc Evans
Cast: Colin Firth, Mena Suvari, Brenda Fricker, Naomie Harris, Tommy Flanagan, Sean Harris, Kenneth Cranham, Dorothy Duffy, Nicola Cunningham, Justin Edwards, Cornelius Booth, Nina Hossain, Alison David, Martin Hancock, Kananu Kirimi
Ben (Colin Firth) awakens from a coma and learns that his wife was killed in the car accident that put him in the hospital. When he leaves the hospital, Ben tries to start life anew; however, hallucinations take over instead as Ben enters a new world far away from reality.
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| 1. The Duchess (2008)
2. Trauma (2004)
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