Best Romantic Movies

The Duke of Burgundy (2015)

104 Minutes20 Feb, 2015

Plot - A young college student who is in a lesbian relationship with her professor tests the limits of their relationship with sexual dominance.

Peter Strickland

Andy Starke

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Romance, Drama, Mystery,

Rating

IMDB6.6/10
Metascore67/100
Rotten Tomatoes93%

"The Duke of Burgundy Movie" Story

Evelyn is a college student who is in a romantic relationship with her lecturer Cynthia who is older than Evelyn. Both of them assert sexual dominance in order to please each other. While this kind of dominance excites Evelyn, Cynthia only participates in order to please her partner. As the time passes, their relationship becomes strained due to the Evelyn’s increased sexual needs.

"The Duke of Burgundy Movie" Trailer & Video

Movie Details

United Kingdom

English


Cat's Eyes

Rook Films, Ripken Productions, Film4 Productions

Nic Knowland

UK, Hungary

Awards & Nominations Won by "The Duke of Burgundy Movie"

Chlotrudis Awards 2016

Won
Chlotrudis Award
Best Production Design
Pater Sparrow 
Nominated
Chlotrudis Award
Best Movie
Best Director
Peter Strickland 
Best Original Screenplay
Peter Strickland 
Best Editing
Matyas Fekete 
Best Cinematography
Nicholas D. Knowland 
Best Use of Music in a Film
Faris Badwan 
Rachel Zeffira 

PH PIX 2015

Nominated
Politiken's Audience Award
Peter Strickland 

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards 2015

3rd place
DFCC
Best Director
Peter Strickland 
3rd place. Tied with Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi for The Tribe (2014).

European Film Awards 2015

Won
European Film Award
European Composer
Faris Badwan (as Cat's Eyes) 
Rachel Zeffira (as Cat's Eyes) 

"For a very brave and daring approach to film scoring, with all the right elements of musical ... More

Hamburg Film Festival 2015

Nominated
Art Cinema Award
Peter Strickland 

amptons International Film Festival 2014

Won
Wouter Barendrecht Pioneering Vision Award
Peter Strickland 
Nominated
Golden Starfish Award
Narrative Feature
Peter Strickland 

Indiewire Critics' Poll 2015

Nominated
ICP Award
Best Original Score or Soundtrack
Faris Badwan 
Rachel Zeffira 
6th place.
Best Cinematography
Nicholas D. Knowland 
10th place.

International Cinephile Society Awards 2016

2nd place
ICS Award
Best Editing
Matyas Fekete 
Runner-Up.
Nominated
ICS Award
Best Picture
8th place.
Best Original Score
Faris Badwan 
Rachel Zeffira 

International Cinephile Society Awards 2015

Won
ICS Award
Best Picture Not Released in 2014

Les Arcs European Film Festival 2014

Nominated
Crystal Arrow
Peter Strickland 

London Film Festival 2014

Nominated
Best Film
Official Competition
Peter Strickland 

Mar del Plata Film Festival 2014

Nominated
Best Film
International Competition
Peter Strickland 

Philadelphia Film Festival 2014

Won
Narrative Award
Grand Jury Prize
Peter Strickland 

Torino Film Festival 2014

Won
Jury Prize
Best Actress
Sidse Babett Knudsen 
Tied with Hadas Yaron for Félix & Meira (2014).
Nominated
Prize of the City of Torino
Best Feature Film
Peter Strickland 

Box Office Earning of "The Duke of Burgundy"

Budget : $1,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend : $13,000 (USA)

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