Susanne Bier is no stranger to troubled marriages and unhappy relationships – her Dogme outing Open Hearts focused on people finding love in unexpected (and socially awkward) places – so she seems the perfect person to direct an adaptation of Amanda Foreman’s novel Georgina, Duchess Of Devonshire.
Georgina follows a gorgeous yet depressed socialite (think Paris Hilton, but with brains and emotions) who is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage that features not only her husband but also his live-in mistress. Her case of slow-acting heartbreak leads her to the arms of a young, dashing politician (think David Cameron… actually, don’t) who sweeps her off her feet but also ignites a spat with her husband and pitches them both into a huge scandal.
Bier and her writing partner, Anders Thomas Jensen are busily crafting a new draft of the script originally adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher. Once she’s completed work on Halle Berry drama Things We Lost In The Fire, she’ll head over here to England to shoot on location.