Diana
Directed by:
Oliver HirschbiegelScreenplay:
Stephen JeffreysCinematography:
Rainer KlausmannCast:
Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Douglas Hodge, Charles Edwards, Geraldine James, Juliet Stevenson, Cas Anvar, Daniel Pirrie, Michael Byrne, Art Malik (more)VOD (1)
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Biopic starring Naomi Watts as the eponymous public icon, Diana Princess of Wales. The film tells the story of Diana's final two years before her death in Paris in 1997. Shortly after her divorce from Prince Charles, Diana began dating the respected British Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews), although this relationship was short-lived due to Khan's insistence on keeping his matters private. During this period of her life Diana undertook a variety of fund-raising and charity work which only strengthened her appeal and reputation in the public eye and her relationship with Dodi Fayed (Cas Anvar), son of Egyptian business magnate Mohamed Al-Fayed, also garnered much public attention. However, it is this relationship that would spell the end for Diana as both were killed in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris - an event which has been a topic of debate ever since. (Entertainment One)
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Many films were made on the theme of Princess Diana's life during her lifetime. I don't remember any of them being good. But so be it, the tabloids needed to be illustrated in some way. This new biopic isn't any better either - it just fits in the storyline of those new trends where it tells, for example, about one week in the life of Monroe. Grace was still relatively stable, but Diana was not. Why waste her name on a romance about a divorced Christian woman and a Pakistani surgeon whose mother didn't give him her blessing?
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Who wanted to prove what with this film? Someone realized that people are starting to forget about Diana, so it is necessary to make a movie about how she was actually a crazy in love girl who turned into a hunter and used paparazzi to make her chosen one jealous? Incredibly pitiful attempt at an art film, achieved through nonsensical camera movements, as well as 50% unnecessary scenes. As if Oliver Hirschbiegel had been watching Terrence Malick's recent films for a long time and realized that there is no other way to shoot than slowly and meaninglessly. And because I like Naomi, her terrible accent and lifeless acting really didn't touch me. Oh well...
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