Belle is a 2013 British period drama film directed by Amma Asante, written by Misan Sagay and produced by Damian Jones. It stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Tom Felton, and James Norton. The film is inspired by the 1779 painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle beside her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray.
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Belle is a 2013 British period drama film directed by Amma Asante, written by Misan Sagay and produced by Damian Jones. It stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Tom Felton, and James Norton. The film is inspired by the 1779 painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle beside her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray, at Kenwood House, which was commissioned by their great-uncle, William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, then Lord Chief Justice of England. The fictional film centres on Dido’s relationship with an aspiring lawyer; it is set at a time of legal significance, as a court case is heard on what became known as the Zong massacre, when slaves were thrown overboard from a slave ship and the owner filed with his insurance company for the losses. Lord Mansfield rules on this case in England’s Court of King’s Bench in 1786, in a decision seen to contribute to the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Dido is relieved when the painting is unveiled, showing her as an equal to Lady Elizabeth, but later breaks off their engagement and sneaks into the Court of Court of Appeal to confront her uncle about the case.
She tells him she will give part of her inheritance to a different dowry so she can find a different match. The movie ends with Dido professing her love for John, who professes his love for Dido, and the film is released in cinemas on September 14, 2013. It will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on September 13, 2013, and on iTunes on September 15, 2013 on the Blu-Ray version of the film and the DVD of the movie will be released on September 16, 2013 and on the CD on September 17, 2013 both on the DVD and the CD respectively. For more information on how to order your copy of Belle, visit www.amazon.co.uk/Belle-The-Film-And-the-Paintings-of-Dido-Elizabeth-Belle, or go to www.justgiving.com/the-belle-film-and-paintings/douglas-mbatha-raw/Doubts-About-Bel-Raw-The Belle and-the Paintage-of Dido. The film is available on September 13, 2013 for £7.99. For the rest of the story, visit the official website at: http://www.justin.com/.
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