When the end credits of this film appeared, I remembered the end credits of being Jane Austen, telling everyone that the female writer never married and that her lover Tom was not buried by the times and became the Irish Chancellor. The end of the film tells us the follow-up of the story, the Duchess died the earliest, and in its description, the Duchess forbearance and generosity, the mistress Elizabeth succeeded the Duchess. And Charles is similar to Tom. After abandoning the love of his children, he completed his historical mission and became the prime minister. They also explained various anecdotes about their illegitimate daughter, Eliza, including Eliza giving her daughter the same name as her mother - Georgiana.
It was as if a cycle was finally complete.
The scandals of celebrities and aristocrats are of course gossip that the general public likes to hear. The setting of fashion icon also satisfies the Mary Su factor that a heroine should have. For such a movie, any kind of appraisal seems to be superfluous. The almost flat depiction of the duke deliberately shows his inhumanity and lack of emotions—perhaps he has desires for the flesh and sex, but it is also under the pressure and premise of giving birth to an heir. And the debauchery of the maid, these details make it impossible for people to have any good feelings about it. In fact, he personally went to Bath, brought his mother-in-law, and persuaded his wife to come back. He clearly felt his affection for Georgiana. This kind of... is very contradictory, and the affection that was barely expressed before.
As he himself said simply and cheekily, "I love you". No, maybe, it's not being cheeky, it's just that his "love" pattern isn't the same as most.
Several couples in the movie, several kinds of love. Perhaps the pair most likely to receive audience approval is Georgiana and Charles Gray. Common political ideals, mutual admiration and admiration, free and noble love! And think about it carefully, what kind of love, betrayal, extramarital incest, abandoning the responsibility of the mother is the most mundane thing we identify with - note that when they cheated on Georgiana's biological son, who was less than one year old, it was the mother who needed to take care of it. time, but what is she doing? Even the nasty duke knows to take the illegitimate daughter back and take good care of it, okay? And later, he sternly and righteously rejected Charles, saying, I can't leave my child, is it self-defeating. Well, back to shore.
What other relationships might we identify with? Duke and Duchess. Respected by the world, enjoy noble authority and majesty. The Duke wants to have a son, like a Puritan. Going to bed is not for some kind of emotional satisfaction and outpouring of love. The wife is indeed more like a tool. Although this marriage is taciturn and less interesting, it seems to be a couple with a dull relationship. But obviously Georgiana doesn't fit in with such a setting.
The third pair, the Duke and Elizabeth. Forgive me for really feeling that this pair is essentially no different from Georgiana's affair. If Georgiana and Charles are worthy of praise, then the love between the Duke and Elizabeth is unequivocal. Not because the Duke rudely called her a whore when he was angry. He didn't let her go. And Elizabeth hardly ever called the duke an honorary title. Even if she was insulted, she called him "William" softly. Elizabeth is undoubtedly a smart woman. She's more like a mother, at least more like Georgiana. Of course she was jealous because of something, but she also tolerated this man and seemed to understand him better. Even though Georgiana yearned for a bond between husband and wife, Elizabeth was clearly doing better than her in a shorter period of time.
The Duke was very fond of Elizabeth, and almost at first sight, or, to put it more vulgarly, the right eye. This threesome is also a decision that the Duke would rather reluctantly force Georgiana for Elizabeth's sake. And Elizabeth may also be deeply in love with Georgiana. This delicate lily should be aware of it. You don't think she looks like an ordinary little three. In the relationship of three people at the same table, she never wanted to replace any one. She loved the Duke, and perhaps Georgiana even more. It's like the third person in those dog-blooded novels written by a man named Annie Baby in those years. At least I think she is the one in control. Even Georgiana and Charles finally achieved good things because of her arrangement. Such a little three can be regarded as the conscience of the industry.
In the life of an aristocratic woman, she has a nominal husband, and she has done her best to each other's obligations and affection. There is betrayal and deception, but at the same time it is subtly never betrayed, always an alliance that will not collapse even if a third party appears. With a young acquaintance, a lover who has similar smells and admires each other, he can also give birth to a daughter for him. Even if it is secret and can never be made public, she exists, and this proof will continue to help them complete the cycle of life. There are girlfriends who have been sincere and shared with her husband. She has not received more love from her husband, but she has not lost the feelings her husband originally had for her. But everyone seems to be gaining and not losing anything.
And in the last encounter with Charles, it seems that everyone around them knows the affair between the two, and their eyes are a little prying and teasing - that's what we see. But under such eyes, they simply gained some kind of magnanimity. The dialogue is so obscure, but the eyes meet, there are so many things that are not spoken, it is amazing grace.
I don't see any sense at all in this movie, not even a lot of love. Life is so complicated, and there are several principles that can be summed up. All we can do is look at other people's stories and occasionally think about our own.
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