Keira Knightley and Hayley Atwell in 'The Duchess'
ISN’T IT GREAT when your husband (or any other guy in your life) chooses a smart chick flick for movie night? Sister Paige’s movie-loving husband surprised her recently with The Duchess, a look at the confinement and powerlessness that characterized the lives of even aristocratic women of the 18th century. (Paige, by the way, is author of TSP’s 99 Sister Flicks We Love must-see list.) Here’s what Paige thought of The Duchess.
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