"Spencer" A portrait dedicated to Diana, elegance and rebellion

Jacqueline Kennedy and Diana Spencer

``Spencer'' has many similarities with ``Jackie,'' director Pablo Larrain's portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy, the first lady of the United States. It is not only a biographical film, but also an anti-biographical film in its creative approach, as well as the outside and inside of a woman who had a world-famous marriage, and her will and struggle to be preserved as a visual record by the media. ing.

At the beginning of the film, Jacqueline, played by Natalie Portman, is asked by a reporter, ``How do you want to be remembered?'' Jacqueline portrayed herself as the first lady in the White House introductory video. And at President Kennedy's funeral, the media dared to photograph the tragic widow walking hand in hand with her children. It is true that Jacqueline's actions are a way of controlling her own image through the media, but more than that, it is clear that her mission and passion as the first lady are the principles behind her actions.

"Spencer" Claire Mathon

As mentioned in an interview with Ed Perkins, director of the excellent documentary film ` `Princess Diana '' (22), Princess Diana's body language in front of the media is rich in expressiveness. Diana-Kristen Stewart in ``Spencer'' captures the characteristic of Princess Diana, who tilts her head slightly downward and looks away. And in the scene where Diana dares not wear the prescribed costume, we can read her rebellion and SOS through the gaze of the media. I can't help but remember the questions a reporter posed to Natalie Portman-Jacqueline as Diana portrayed herself covered in injuries. "How do you want people to remember you?"

Just as Jacqueline had Nancy (Greta Gerwig) by her side, Diana also has a woman she can relate to, Maggie (Sally Hawkins), a costumer. Both Nancy and Maggie serve as guardians and contribute greatly to the heroine's soul. Past and present are in the same tense here, as Diana taught her two sons. The future doesn't exist. Diana's soul echoes through Sandringham House, and fragments of her soul continue to float in this space, like the ghost of the executed Queen Anne Boleyn. Diana-Kristen Stewart summons a huge piece of royal history to Sandringham House.

Pablo Larraín was impressed by Kristen Stewart's presence in Olivier Assayas' ` `Personal Shopper '' (2016) and explained why he chose her to play Diana.

``She showed me that she could carry very large mysteries.''*2

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