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THE DUKE
A heartwarming comedy about how a pensioner stole the UK’s most famous painting
Certificate: 12 Director: Roger Michell Cast: Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Matthew Goode Released: Out now
Just what is a ‘feel-good’ film? The most obvious answer is ‘a film that makes you feel good’, but it goes a little deeper than that. Any cheap comedy can put a smile on your face but for a movie to be truly uplifting it also needs to carry a message of positivity that touches the hearts of its audience. The Duke, a comedy-drama based on the true story of the theft of Francisco de Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington, is just such a film. Incredibly well made and endlessly amusing, The Duke’s tale of a man who just wanted to help people cannot fail to move its audience with its heartwarming message.
The film is based on the real-life tale of Kempton Bunton, a 61-year-old retired bus driver who in 1961 supposedly stole Goya’s
