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• Fantasy
• Drama

• 2021
• Pablo Larraín
• 107 mins
• 12A

Summary

Biographical drama starring Kristen Stewart. December 1991: Diana, Princess of Wales, arrives at Sandringham to mark Christmas with the royal family. Ignored by her husband, treated coldly by her in-laws, and subjected to a torrent of media attention, the former Lady Spencer begins to reckon with the realities of her situation and her marriage.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Max Copeman

Princess Diana is depicted like never before in this artful chamber piece from Chilean film-maker Pablo Larraín. Historical fact is of secondary importance to atmosphere in a drama that describes itself as "a fable based on a true tragedy" and is closer in spirit to the director's Jackie than Netflix series The Crown. Set over three days at Sandringham in 1991, the film renders royalty as a stifling farce, with the princess wrestling with bulimia and self-harm. Giving a superlative performance, Kristen Stewart cannily replicates Diana's posture and plays up to her pop-icon persona. Among the supporting cast, Jack Farthing makes for a haughty Charles, Timothy Spall is a stony-faced aide who "watches so no one sees", while Sally Hawkins and Sean Harris also figure among the household staff. Traditionalists may spurn Spencer's freewheeling approach, but as a portrait of a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown, it casts a lasting spell.

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6.5/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenamePrincess DianaKristen StewartChief DarrenSean HarrisPrince CharlesJack FarthingMaggieSally HawkinsMajor GregoryTimothy SpallAnne BoleynAmy MansonPrincess AnneElizabeth Berrington

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rolenameDirectorPablo Larraín

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Theatrical distributor

STX

Released on

2021-11-05

Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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