The Duke of Burgundy fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Duke of Burgundy is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
The mind
Its world is built around the mind. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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The Duke of Burgundy is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, Sundance Now, and MUBI in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 87). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: nudity and sexual content.
1 h 44 min
The Duke of Burgundy runs 1 h 44 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Duke of Burgundy higher (91) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Hungary, United Kingdom.
+13GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Duke of Burgundy in 27 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 7 storytelling tropes for The Duke of Burgundy, including Lipstick Lesbian, Double Standard: Rape, Female on Female, Book Ends.
6.5
