2014 Toronto International Film Festival (Official Selection)
2014 AFI FEST (Official Selection)

US Release Date: January 23

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY is the new film from Peter Strickland, the British award winning writer and director of BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO and KATALIN VARGAR. Dripping with eroticism and dread,THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY is a darkly decadent melodrama starring Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen, AFTER THE WEDDING), and Chiara D’Anna (BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO).

Day after day, Cynthia (Sidse Babett Knudsen) and Evelyn (Chiara D’Anna) act out a simple yet provocative ritual that ends with Evelyn’s punishment and pleasure. As Cynthia yearns for a more conventional relationship, Evelyn’s obsession with erotica quickly becomes an addiction that may push the relationship to a breaking point.

Original music by the duo Cat’s Eyes.

Written and Directed by Peter Strickland. Produced by Andy Starke. Cinematography by Nic Knowland. With Executive Producers Amy Jump, Ben Wheatley, Ildiko Kemeny, Lizzie Francke, Anna Higgs. Starring Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’Anna. A Sundance Selects release.