| Director: | Pablo Larraín |
|---|---|
| Production: | Fabula (Juan de Dios Larraín), Komplizen Film (Jonas Dornbach), Shoebox Films (Paul Webster) |
| Running Time: | 111’ |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Germany, UK |
| Main Cast: | Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Jack Farthing, Sean Harris, Sally Hawkins |
| Screenplay: | Steven Knight |
| Cinematographer: | Claire Mathon |
| Editor: | Sebastián Sepúlveda |
| Production Designer: | Guy Hendrix Dyas |
| Costume Designer: | Jacqueline Durran |
| Music: | Jonny Greenwood |
Cinema
Spencer
Venezia 78 Competition
Synopsis
The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. There’s eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be a whole lot different.
Spencer is an imagining of what might have happened during those few fateful days.
Director’s Statement
We all grew up understanding what a fairytale is, but Diana Spencer changed the paradigm, and the idealised icons that pop culture creates, forever. This is the story of a princess who decided not to become a queen but chose to build her identity by herself. It’s an upside-down fairytale. I’ve always been very surprised by her decision and thought it must have been very hard. That is the heart of the movie. I wanted to explore Diana’s process, as she oscillates between doubt and determination, finally making a bid for freedom. It was a decision that would define her legacy: one of honesty and humanity that remains unparalleled.
A lot has been written about Diana; the stories are endless – some can be proven, some cannot. We did extensive research about her, Royal Christmas traditions, and the anecdotes of ghosts at Sandringham House. Yet the Royal family is notoriously discrete. They may appear publicly on some occasions, but at some point, the doors close, and once they are, you don’t know what is happening behind them. That gives a lot to fiction; that was our work. We didn’t aim to make a docudrama, we wanted to create something by taking elements of the real, and then using imagination, to tell the life of a woman with the tools of cinema. That is why cinema is so fantastic: there is always space for imagination.
Building the character of Diana, we didn’t just want to create a replicated image of her but use cinema and its tools to create an internal world that striked the right balance between the mystery and fragility of her character. Everything Diana sees reflects her memories, her fears, and desires, and maybe even her illusions. These elements take something that is happening inside her and show a vulnerability that is very beautiful.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1: Juan de Dios Larraín – Fabula
Holanda 3017
7770057 – Santiago, Chile
Tel. +56 2 205 4250
contacto@fabula.cl
http://www.fabula.cl
PRODUCTION 2: Jonas Dornbach - Komplizen Film
Hagelbergerstr. 57
10965 – Berlin, Germany
Tel. +49 30 7889334-0
info@komplizenfilm.de
http://www.komplizenfilm.de/
PRODUCTION 3: Paul Webster – Shoebox Films
6 Palatine Avenue
N16 8XH – London, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 07931733341
info@shoeboxfilms.co.uk
WORLD SALES: Glen Basner – FilmNation Entertainment
150 W 22nd Street 9th Floor
10011 – New York, United States of America
Tel. +1 9174848932
info@filmnation.com
http://www.filmnation.com
ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION 1: Leone Film Group
Via Birmania 74/76
00144 – Roma, Italia
Tel. +39 06 59 24 548
mb@leonefilmgroup.com
cp@leonefilmgroup.com
http://www.leonefilmgroup.com
ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION 2: 01 Distribution
Piazza Adriana 12
00193 - Roma, Italia
Tel. +39 06 33179601
soniapisana.dichter@raicinema.it
http://www.01distribution.it
PRESS OFFICE: Jonathan Rutter, Ellen Steers – Premier
spencer@premiercomms.com
ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE: Giulia Martinez
giuliamarpress@gmail.com
