It made headlines when tobacco heiress Doris Duke died, leaving her Irish butler in charge of her billion-dollar estate. Insider squabbles and a string of lawsuits followed, but the relationship between the two people from opposite worlds remained a mystery. Inspired by their intriguing true story, this original HBO production imagines the evolving relationship between Doris and her butler, Bernard Lafferty, with Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes in the title roles. Over six years the film traces Bernard and Doris slowly growing closer together and nourishing a love that surpasses the obstacles of alcoholism, wealth, and the pain of the past.

Sympathetic look loosely based on the relationship between tobacco heiress, Doris Duke (1912-1993) - think Duke University - and her shy butler, Bernard Lafferty. The icy and mercurial Duke fires her butler for serving a chilled cantaloupe; the agency sends Lafferty, formerly household staff to Liz Taylor and to Peggy Lee. He's an alcoholic, fresh out of rehab. He gradually becomes Duke's gay alter ego as she romps through life sleeping with young men, making shrewd decisions quickly, managing her fortune and orchids as Lafferty manages her New Jersey estate. With a wine cellar to die for, Bernard falls off the wagon. Can he pull himself together when Doris needs him?





Genre: Comedy / Drama
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 (242 votes)
RT Rating: N/A
Directed by: Bob Balaban
Starring: Peter Asher, Vincent Bagnall, Monique Curnen, Haig Dick

Release Name: Bernard.And.Doris.DVDRip.XviD-BeStDivX
Size: 1 CD, 718.31 MB
Quality: DVDRip, XviD, 592x336, 23.976 fps, 790 kbps, Audio English MP3 148kbps VBR
Runtime: 102 minutes
Filename: bestdivx-bad

Links: IMDB, Trailer, RT, Wiki
NFO: Here
Torrent: TPB