The Duke of Burgundy

The Duke of Burgundy
The Duke of Burgundy
	British release poster
Directed by	Peter Strickland
Written by	Peter Strickland
Produced by	Andy Starke
Starring	Sidse Babett Knudsen; Chiara D'Anna; Eugenia Caruso; Zita Kraszkó; Monica Swinn; Eszter Tompa; Fatma Mohamed;
Cinematography	Nic Knowland
Edited by	Mátyás Fekete
Music by	Cat's Eyes
Production; companies	Film4 Productions; Ripken Productions; Rook Films;
Distributed by	Artificial Eye
Release dates	6 September 2014 (TIFF); 20 February 2015 (UK);
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$175,668

The Duke of Burgundy is a 2014 British erotic romance drama film written and directed by Peter Strickland, and starring Sidse Babett Knudsen as Cynthia and Chiara D'Anna as Evelyn.

The film was screened at various film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival, the BFI London Film Festival, and the International Film Festival Rotterdam, to positive critical reviews. According to Strickland, the film was influenced by Spanish filmmaker Jesús Franco, including with the casting of Monica Swinn, who had worked with Franco previously. This was Swinn's first film role in over 30 years (she had previously retired in 1982).