The Duchess (of Devongay)
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fembuckSo, I just got back from The Duchess, and I have to say .... OMG, why did nobody tell me how gay this?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Cause this movie is very gay, incredibly gay, almost Fingersmith gay ... and it's also very, very good.
1. I have to go on about the gay a little more. Keira Knightley and Hayley Atwell brought the gay like it was going out of style. Seriously, that first meeting between them when Georgiana goes over to talk to her at the party, they were flirting and eyefucking so hardcore that it was almost indecent. Even my friend who doesn't search for femslash everywhere (I know, I don't understand it either, lol) was like ... "Why so gay G?"
Seriously, the sweeping romance between Georgiana and Bess was the relationship that I was invested in. They were so cute in their courting phase.
And then finally, the bed scene. I mean my god, Bess laying in Georgiana's bed with her hair all tussled and her olden day sleepwear watching Georgiana get ready for bed. And then Georgiana joining her on the bed, and Bess talking about Georgiana about how sex can actually feel good. AND THEN SHE DEMONSTRATES FOR HER PEOPLE! It's was like Maude and Sue all over again, I'm telling you. Like slipping her nightdress down her arms, whispering in her ear, kissing her shoulders, and then ... she slips her hand under Georgiana's nightgown and FINGERS HER! I'm NOT LYING! Georgina was like "oh ... oh ... OH! OHHHH!" It was brilliant.
I was so sad when they broke up. It was like when Blair and Serena fight. I was like YOU KNOW YOU LOVE EACH OTHER. Bess even pulled out a Blair Waldorf-esque "I can't not know you" (that's not the exact line, but it was very close to that because I kind of jittered in my seat, pointed at the screen and whispered "Blair!"
If anyone knows of any Bess/Georgiana femslash hook me up with the links! HOOK ME UP WITH THE LINKS!!!
There's a nice, coherent analysis of the Georgiana/Bess relationship here (much more in depth than my insane ramblings)
2. Keira Knightley is pretty and charming as hell. I totally support an Oscar nomination. She was mesmerizing, charming, heartbreaking, and so much more. It was a fantastic performance.
3. Hayley Atwell is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. I found her utterly charming as Julia Flyte in Brideshead Revisited, and I loved her as Bess here. Also, on a completely shallow note, she's got a fantastic figure and GREAT, FANTASTIC, MESMERIZING breasts. Seriously. I want to sex her all night all.
4. Charlotte Rampling! Hai gurl! Charlotte Rampling is a hot old lady. She is still very uncomfortably good looking.
That's really all I have to say at this. I just needed to rant about how fantastically (and surprisingly) gay this movie was. This is a total DVD purchase.
Very good movie. If you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend it.
1. I have to go on about the gay a little more. Keira Knightley and Hayley Atwell brought the gay like it was going out of style. Seriously, that first meeting between them when Georgiana goes over to talk to her at the party, they were flirting and eyefucking so hardcore that it was almost indecent. Even my friend who doesn't search for femslash everywhere (I know, I don't understand it either, lol) was like ... "Why so gay G?"
Seriously, the sweeping romance between Georgiana and Bess was the relationship that I was invested in. They were so cute in their courting phase.
And then finally, the bed scene. I mean my god, Bess laying in Georgiana's bed with her hair all tussled and her olden day sleepwear watching Georgiana get ready for bed. And then Georgiana joining her on the bed, and Bess talking about Georgiana about how sex can actually feel good. AND THEN SHE DEMONSTRATES FOR HER PEOPLE! It's was like Maude and Sue all over again, I'm telling you. Like slipping her nightdress down her arms, whispering in her ear, kissing her shoulders, and then ... she slips her hand under Georgiana's nightgown and FINGERS HER! I'm NOT LYING! Georgina was like "oh ... oh ... OH! OHHHH!" It was brilliant.
I was so sad when they broke up. It was like when Blair and Serena fight. I was like YOU KNOW YOU LOVE EACH OTHER. Bess even pulled out a Blair Waldorf-esque "I can't not know you" (that's not the exact line, but it was very close to that because I kind of jittered in my seat, pointed at the screen and whispered "Blair!"
If anyone knows of any Bess/Georgiana femslash hook me up with the links! HOOK ME UP WITH THE LINKS!!!
There's a nice, coherent analysis of the Georgiana/Bess relationship here (much more in depth than my insane ramblings)
2. Keira Knightley is pretty and charming as hell. I totally support an Oscar nomination. She was mesmerizing, charming, heartbreaking, and so much more. It was a fantastic performance.
3. Hayley Atwell is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. I found her utterly charming as Julia Flyte in Brideshead Revisited, and I loved her as Bess here. Also, on a completely shallow note, she's got a fantastic figure and GREAT, FANTASTIC, MESMERIZING breasts. Seriously. I want to sex her all night all.
4. Charlotte Rampling! Hai gurl! Charlotte Rampling is a hot old lady. She is still very uncomfortably good looking.
That's really all I have to say at this. I just needed to rant about how fantastically (and surprisingly) gay this movie was. This is a total DVD purchase.
Very good movie. If you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend it.
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Date: 2008-11-03 08:42 pm (UTC)I kind of love RL Bess. She seems to have fallen in love with pretty much everyone she met. But ultimately, I do think she loved both G and the Duke the most.
The start of the fic I mentioned is barely even a start:
Darkness had fallen but Georgiana paid it no heed, continuing to stare out of the window, unseeing. She had cried herself to numbness and had not the energy to move from her position. She had ignored the servants as they lit her lamps and shooed them away when they offered food and refreshment. She could not think of ever eating again, her gut was in such turmoil.
The door to her chamber creaked as it opened but she did not turn.
“Georgiana.”
Her chest constricted. A phantom hand squeezing her heart and wringing from it the tears which suddenly ran from her eyes again. She bowed her head and made her voice strong before replying.
“I would have though you had more decency than to come directly to my bedchamber from his.”
The words did not come out as harshly as she had intended, the brokenness inside her somehow lessening them. Still she did not turn to see their impact.
“Oh, G…you know th-“
Georgiana spun around at the endearment, her eyes blazing. But all that Bess could see were the tear marks on her cheeks. Instinctively she moved towards Georgiana to comfort her but stopped when Georgiana stood.
“I think you should address me as ‘Your Grace’, from now on. You’ll forgive me if I’m unsure of what I should call you. I’m afraid my mother neglected to teach me the correct form of address for one’s husband’s live-in whore.”
Bess recoiled slightly, but kept her head up.
“I would assume, your Grace, that the address is the same as the one your husband has used for me these past months.”
Georgiana laughed incredulously at the implication.
“Are you suggesting that you have been my whore?”
“I am suggesting, your Grace, that I have been as close to you as anyone ever has. Closer, I’d wager. I know your thoughts and your dreams and your fears, and you mine. I am suggesting that we are far more intimate with one another than either of us is with your husband.”
“And yet, despite our apparent intimacy, you deemed it perfectly acceptable to lure him to your bed,” Georgiana spat, bile rising in her throat at the thought, and at the truth of the words Bess had spoken.
“My dear Georgiana,” Bess said, formality forgotten, “Please know that there was no luring on my part. You have observed me spurn The Duke’s advances with your own eyes.”
This gave Georgiana pause. She walked slowly to the bed and sank down heavily on its edge. Bess approached but stopped a distance away.
“The Duke came to me with a proposal…I…I could not refuse him.”
...I'm pretty sure there was to be some sex after that.