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Spencer to premiere at the Venice Film Festival & show at Telluride & TIFF. The film will open on Nov. 5th

posted 4 years ago by CKid (3842)
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From: https://variety.com/2021/film/global/kristen-stewart-princess-diana-spencer-venice-film-festival-1235017419/

Spencer, Pablo Larrain's high-anticipated drama starring Kristen Stewart as Lady Diana, will world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival, Variety has learned.
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Neon and Topic Studios have jointly acquired the U.S. rights to the movie in June 2020. The film is expected to be an Oscar contender.

Well, isn't this some interesting news.
So let's see, the Venice Film Festival is scheduled to begin on September 1st.
Kristen's next film, Crimes of the Future, is scheduled to start filming in Greece in August.
That seems pretty convenient.

Of course, that assumes that all goes well and that there won't be any delays due to the current increase of Covid-19 cases in Europe.
One of the reasons I mention Covid is because Lea Seydoux, one of the stars in Crimes of the Future, had to miss the recent premiere of her film, The French Dispatch, at the Cannes Film Festival because she came down with Covid.
Hopefully this news won't affect her being cast in Crimes of the Future or the timing of production of the film.

So here's hoping for the best.
Oh yeah, I wonder whether Spencer will also get a showing at the Toronto International Film Festival.
I also wonder how TIFF will be run, due to the very restrictive travel limitations that the Canadian government has imposed due to
Covid-19.

EDIT (8/11): As per my post below, Spencer will have a Special Event screening at the Toronto International Film Festival

EDIT (8/17): Spencer will have its theatrical release on November 5th, as per my post below

EDIT (8/22): Spencer will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, September 3rd, as per my post below

EDIT (8/24): Spencer will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, September 15th, as per my post below. I have also included the full write-up of the film from the TIFF website

EDIT (8/26): The poster for Spencer was released yesterday, as per my post below

2nd EDIT of 8/26: The teaser trailer has just been released, as per my post below

EDIT (9/1): Spencer will have its North American premiere at the Telluride Film Festival as per my post below

[–] Ron2011 (908) 4 years ago

I guess it would have been strongly assumed that a film about Diana Spencer would be at a film festival. As the article says, some have high hopes for the film. I hope they're correct as the Princess is a compelling story.

Oh yeah, I wonder whether Spencer will also get a showing at the Toronto International Film Festival.
I also wonder how TIFF will be run, due to the very restrictive travel limitations that the Canadian government has imposed due to Covid-19.

I wonder if they'll do some parts of it virtual, similar to how recent US awards shows were done. It'll depend on how things continue to go with Covid as we seem to be coming out of it but with variants popping up so who knows.

Thanks for this info and article link CK.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

I wonder if they'll do some parts of it virtual, similar to how recent US awards shows were done. It'll depend on how things continue to go with Covid as we seem to be coming out of it but with variants popping up so who knows.

I'm guessing the same thing, Ron. At last year's Hawaii International Film Festival, because Hawaii had very restrictive travel restrictions at the time, they went with a hybrid festival of in-person and virtual screenings. So perhaps TIFF will do the same.

[–] ADBruno1985 (3579) 4 years ago

Can't get to the page for Spencer on here, weird, anyone else having that problem?

She looks horribly miscast. She looks like when Kate McKinnon plays HRC.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

Who would you suggest play Princess Diana instead of Kristen? IMO, Kristen is perfectly cast for the role, especially in the looks department--so perhaps this question will end up being a rhetorical one.

[–] ADBruno1985 (3579) 4 years ago

A deflated sex doll found in a meth head's basement?

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

A deflated sex doll found in a meth head's basement?

No further questions--I rest my case.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

This reminded me of the HIFF festival in 2019 where Seberg was one of the featured films: https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/hawaii?page=5&year=2019

I'm still kicking myself because I was at the very theater multiplex where the 39th Annual HIFF was taking place when I went to watch Charlie's Angels. I recall seeing HIFF placards posted all over the theater but it never dawned on me of the possibility that Seberg might be one of films being shown at the festival--only in hindsight did I discover this.

I'll be sure to go see Spencer if it's among the films at the 2022 HIFF.

[–] Ron2011 (908) 4 years ago

I'm still kicking myself because I was at the very theater multiplex where the 39th Annual HIFF was taking place when I went to watch Charlie's Angels. I recall seeing HIFF placards posted all over the theater but it never dawned on me of the possibility that Seberg might be one of films being shown at the festival--only in hindsight did I discover this.

Oh wow, LL. Too bad you didn't think to check on that! Lucky though to be near enough to a Festival location. Or I assume you were close and didn't have to travel far to get there. :)

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

I must admit Ron, that ever since becoming a fan of Kristen I would check out what films would be showing at HIFF and was checking their site to see what films they would feature. Carved, who frequently talks about attending film festivals has done a lot to whet my appetite to go watch one of Kristen's films at the HIFF. Perhaps Seberg was a late entry at the 2019 HIFF--the reason I didn't know it would be showing the exact day I went to watch the Charlie's Angels reboot.

[–] CKid (3842) 4 years ago

Actually LL, I've only seen one full length film with Kristen and one short at local film festivals.
In November 2007 I saw The Cake Eaters at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. That was when the film's director Mary Stuart Masterson presented the film, which won the Audience Award for Best American Indie.

Five months later I would see The Cake Eaters a second time at The Florida Film Festival up in Orlando.
One of the producers of the film presented the film, and it was then I learned that they were having difficulty obtaining a distributor because the film's inclusion of 16 year old Georgia Kaminski's (Kristen's character) desire to experience sex before her Friedreich's Ataxia condition made it impossible for her to do so. It wasn't until one year later that the film would get a very limited theatrical release at the same time that the DVD of the film got released, this thanks to the success of Twilight.

A month or so before the Florida Film Festival, I got to see Cutlass at the Miami International Film Festival as 2008 was the first year that that MIFF included a collection of short films.
The remarkable thing about that was how I found out that there was a collection of short films showing at MIFF and that Cutlass was to be included.
You see, I was a Miami Herald subscriber, and a few days before the festival the paper would print which films would be shown. The paper would announce that the list was enclosed by printing a little headline at the top of the front page just above the Miami Herald masthead. The second day that they did so, the Herald included the following photo ...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1107809/mediaviewer/rm160635904
Imagine my surprise and delight when I saw Kristen's face at the very top of the front page of that day's Miami Herald.
I then obtained a ticket to go see the Short Films program.

EDIT: Above I mistakenly wrote that Georgia, Kristen's character, was 16 in the film. Actually, she was 15.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

Five months later I would see The Cake Eaters a second time at The Florida Film Festival up in Orlando.
One of the producers of the film presented the film, and it was then I learned that they were having difficulty obtaining a distributor because the film's inclusion of 16 year old Georgia Kaminski's (Kristen's character) desire to experience sex before her Friedreich's Ataxia condition made it impossible for her to do so. It wasn't until one year later that the film would get a very limited theatrical release at the same time that the DVD of the film got released, this thanks to the success of Twilight.

At first glance at reading your comment, Carved, I told myself, aren't there hundreds, if not thousands of films about teenagers engaging in sex and hundreds of movies about persons who struggle with disabilities? But after pondering over this thought I then realized that there haven't been many films that combined both love and sexuality with the hardships that come with being terminally ill. In this case, depicting a teen with a progressive neuromuscular disorder which Kristen's character had in The Cake Eaters, who longed for a sexual encounter so much that she put it at the top of her bucket list so to speak.

That being said, this illustrates why there is need for films like The Cake Eaters which challenge the preconceptions and outright misconceptions people may have regarding the physically disabled having a desire for physical intimacy. And this is why we need fearless and important actors like Kristen who give us a better understanding of what it's like to walk in their shoes.

[–] Ron2011 (908) 4 years ago

That being said, this illustrates why there is need for films like The Cake Eaters which challenge the preconceptions and outright misconceptions people may have regarding the physically disabled having a desire for physical intimacy. And this is why we need fearless and important

This is a very good point and underlines when I said in response to CK that this film is a nice character driven film, by all the cast, especially Kristen's more central character. In addition to showing a disabled person's desires and needs, it also gave me, and I assume many others wo saw the film, a first look at this illness. I remember the talk of how Kristen met with kids with this illness and made sure to be true to depicting the illness. I remember also someone posting how people asked the director how he found a girl with the illness since Kristen did such a great job at the depiction.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

I remember the talk of how Kristen met with kids with this illness and made sure to be true to depicting the illness. I remember also someone posting how people asked the director how he found a girl with the illness since Kristen did such a great job at the depiction.

Your memory serves you well Ron as Mary Stuart Masterson mentioned what you paraphrased in a DP/30 interview @4:55-7:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13SA8rTEflo

What Masterson mentioned also brings us back to the original topic we're discussing, in that she attended 25 film festivals and at every single screening moviegoers would approach her and tell her how did she find such an amazing actress with Friedreich's ataxia. I was especially touched by the profound impact that this film, particularly Kristen's performance, had on individuals living with a neurodegenerative disorder.

This film may have grossed a measly $7,820 worldwide at the box office, yet you, Carved, myself, certain individuals with disabilities and other Kristen fans consider this film to be priceless.

[–] Ron2011 (908) 4 years ago

This film may have grossed a measly $7,820 worldwide at the box office, yet you, Carved, myself, certain individuals with disabilities and other Kristen fans consider this film to be priceless.

Agreed on that. And not every film is made to earn big bucks at box offices. Most are for TV, Cable or a streaming service. Smaller films, especially those with compelling characters and story lines are sometimes the most interesting. They may tell a story with real issues or show some aspect of life that gives something to think about.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

Smaller films, especially those with compelling characters and story lines are sometimes the most interesting. They may tell a story with real issues or show some aspect of life that gives something to think about.

This, Ron, is a major reason why I'm a fan of Kristen who almost single-handedly made me a fan of small budget indies. And us Kristen fans aren't the only ones as film critics over the years have dubbed her an "indie film darling", a "total film festival darling", and an "indie film queen." Even top film critics such as Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter described Kristen as "the Sundance queen", while Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair labeled her a "Euro indie art-house queen."

[–] Ron2011 (908) 4 years ago

i also became more aware of Indie film appeal in large part because of Kristen's films, especially her earlier ones like The Cake Eaters. No surprise that she earns such titles as "indie queen" and such, as you point out.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

Heck, even Twilight, the film that many a moviegoer will forever judge her acting exclusively by, was an indie film, which went on to gross as much as many big budget mainstream movies released by the largest Hollywood studios. Kristen's Twilight costar Robert Pattinson went as far as to label Twilight as an art house film in this BBC article published last year: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200123-twilight-was-an-arthouse-movie

I gotta admit, Ron, that the first movie I ever watched Kristen star in was Panic Room because medium to large budget films were pretty much all I watched before becoming a fan of Kristen. Nowadays, I try to view as many critically acclaimed indies as I can find the time to watch, although this has gotten more difficult over the years as all of the video rental stores in my neck of the woods went out of business, leaving only Redbox kiosks, which is slim pickings when it comes to indies. Like Carved, I prefer watching movies on physical disks (Blu-ray and DVD) rather than stream them.

[–] Ron2011 (908) 4 years ago

I gotta admit, Ron, that the first movie I ever watched Kristen star in was Panic Room because medium to large budget films were pretty much all I watched before becoming a fan of Kristen. Nowadays, I try to view as many critically acclaimed indies as I can find the time to watch, although this has gotten more difficult over the years as all of the video rental stores in my neck of the woods went out of business, leaving only Redbox kiosks, which is slim pickings when it comes to indies. Like Carved, I prefer watching movies on physical disks (Blu-ray and DVD) rather than stream them.

I saw Panic Room a while before Twilight and before I was a fan of Kristen. I felt that as a young kid, 12 or 13, that she did so well, had so much poise and maturity, that I noted that I'd try to see more work from her as she got older. I think partly because of this, when I watch other young actors in a challenging role I take note and have more appreciation of their talent.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

I recall Carved mentioning how Kristen was just 10 when filming began for Panic Room and was 11 when production was completed. Its theatrical release occurred just days before she turned 12. So even more impressive in terms of how young she was when she acted in this film.

[–] CKid (3842) 4 years ago

"The Sundance Queen," indeed!

So far, nine films that Kristen has been in, plus Come Swim, the short film that she wrote and directed, have had their premieres at the Sundance Film Festival. Those nine are ...
Speak - 1/20/04
The Yellow Handkerchief - 1/18/08
What Just Happened - 1/19/08
Adventureland - 1/19/09
Welcome to the Rileys - 1/23/10
The Runaways - 1/24/10
Camp X-Ray - 1/17/14
Certain Women - 1/24/16
Lizzie - 1/19/18
plus ...
Come Swim - 1/19/17 and the Sundance London Film Festival - 6/2/17

Four have premiered at the Cannes Film Festival ...
On the Road - 5/23/12
Clouds of Sils Maria - 5/23/14
Cafe Society - 5/11/16
Personal Shopper - 5/17/16
plus ...
What Just Happened (European premiere) - 5/28/08
and
Come Swim (not a premiere) - 5/20/17

Three have premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City ...
Fierce People - 4/24/05
The Cake Eaters - 4/29/07
(incredibly, The Cake Eaters would go on to play at 18 other film festivals in the United States)
Anesthesia - 4/22/15

One has premiered at the New York Film Festival ...
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk - 10/14/16

Cutlass, a short film, played at the Miami International Film Festival's Shorts program in February, 2008

Three films have premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) ...
The Safety of Objects - 9/7/01
Still Alice - 9/8/14
JT LeRoy - 9/10/18

Two have premiered at other film festivals and then also played at TIFF shortly afterward ...
Undertow - Deauville Film Festival - 9/7/04; TIFF - 9/10/04
Into the Wild - Telluride Film Festival - 9/1/07; TIFF - 9/9/07

Finally, two have premiered at the Venice Film Festival and then had their North American premiere at TIFF.
They are ...
Equals - 9/5/15; TIFF - 9/13/15
Seberg - 8/30/19; TIFF - 9/7/19

And now Spencer will have its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival which begins September 1st.
Will Spencer then go on to have its North American premiere at TIFF?
If Equals and Seberg are any indication, perhaps it shall.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

Whoa Carved, you outdid yourself with this exhaustive compendium of Kristen's movies which showed at various film festivals. Thanks for taking the time to compile this impressive list/movie database entry.

And now Spencer will have its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival which begins September 1st.

Reminds me of Pablo Larrain's other film about another world renowned and widely admired first lady, Jackie, which likewise debuted and was slated for competition at VFF, one of the "Big Three" film festivals. Hopefully, if all goes well, this will kick off Kristen's Oscar campaign, just as it did for Natalie Portman, who went on to receive a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy.

Anyhow, it's way too early to predict who the awards-season heavyweight contenders will be--but it sure is fun to speculate when it involves our fave actress.

[–] CKid (3842) 4 years ago

You're welcome, LL.
Compiling this list was an interesting exercise and sure took me back down memory lane.
And for the record, nothing made me smile more than when I was able to type that Speak was the first film that Kristen appeared in that had its premiere at Sundance.

Oh yeah, I must also point out that I just made an addition to the list as I neglected to mention that What Just Happened also premiered at Sundance, this on 1/19/08. Thus nine films that Kristen has appeared in have had their premieres at Sundance. What Just Happened would then have its European premiere at Cannes on 5/28/08.

Additionally, that makes it twice that two films with Kristen debuted at Sundance in the same year.
The Yellow Handkerchief (1/18) and What Just Happened (1/19) in 2008
and
Welcome to the Rileys (1/23) and The Runaways (1/24) in 2010.

That also happened once at Cannes when
Cafe Society premiered on May 11th and Personal Shopper premiered on May 17th in 2016.

And speaking of mistakes, I also corrected another one in my post on The Cake Eaters where I wrote that Kristen's character was 16 in the film. Georgia Kaminski was actually 15 years old in the film, which made the difficulty of finding a distributor all the more understandable.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

And for the record, nothing made me smile more than when I was able to type that Speak was the first film that Kristen appeared in that had its premiere at Sundance.

Even though Speak did not go on win any awards at Sundance, the fact that it was selected to premiere there was an honor in itself. Several thousand films are submitted while only a couple hundred are screened each year at SFF. And 2004 was a pretty good year for independent storytelling and filmmaking as the the 20th Sundance Film Festival lineup included films like The Machinist, Napoleon Dynamite, Garden State, Saw, Zatoichi, Maria Full of Grace, Dogville, Super Size Me, Primer, Mean Creek, The Woodsman, In the Realms of the Unreal, Down to the Bone, Brother Brother, and Marie & Bruce, to name just a few.

[–] Ron2011 (908) 4 years ago

Five months later I would see The Cake Eaters a second time at The Florida Film Festival up in Orlando.
One of the producers of the film presented the film, and it was then I learned that they were having difficulty obtaining a distributor because the film's inclusion of 16 year old Georgia Kaminski's (Kristen's character) desire to experience sex before her Friedreich's Ataxia condition made it impossible for her to do so. It wasn't until one year later that the film would get a very limited theatrical release at the same time that the DVD of the film got released, this thanks to the success of Twilight.

The Cake Eaters is a little gem of a film! Real nice character driven film by all characters but especially Kristen's character as the sickly child.

[–] CKid (3842) 4 years ago

Ahh, I see that IMDb has just changed Spencer's status from Post-Production to Completed.

And now we wait for its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival for reviews of the film and Kristen's performance in it.

[–] Ron2011 (908) 4 years ago

Nice, looking forward to this. I hope it comes out well, script, story line, etc.

[–] CKid (3842) 4 years ago

It has just been announced that Spencer will be shown at the Toronto Int'l Film Fest as per ...
https://www.thewrap.com/spencer-princess-diana-film-starring-kristen-stewart-added-to-toronto-lineup/

Spencer, Pablo Larrain's film starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, has been added to the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival as one of the Special Event screenings.

So let's see ...
The Venice Film Festival, where Spencer will have its world premiere when it shows In Competition, runs September 1st - 11th.
Venice's schedule of showings has yet to be released.
Toronto, where Spencer will have its North American premiere, runs September 9th - 18th.
TIFF's full schedule will be released on August 24th.
And of course, Kristen is currently filming David Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future with Viggo Mortensen, et.al. in Athens, Greece.
A busy time, indeed.

[–] Ron2011 (908) 4 years ago

Oh nice, just a few weeks away so we'll soon get input and critique on Spencer . That'll be feedback from two Film Festivals.

[–] LLOwens (983) 4 years ago

Great news Carved, as TIFF is one of the biggest, perhaps fourth largest, film festival in the world.

[–] CKid (3842) 4 years ago

Spencer's theatrical release date has just been announced. It will open on November 5th.

From: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/kristen-stewart-princess-diana-movie-spencer-release-date-1235042972/

Kristen Stewart's Princess Diana Movie 'Spencer' Sets Release Date

Pablo Larrain's biographical drama Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart, is coming to theaters in November. The movie, from Neon and Topic studios, will premiere in competition at the Toronto and Venice film festivals.

Originally expected to debut in 2022 to mark the 25th anniversary of Diana's death, Spencer will hit theaters on Nov. 5, primed for an awards season push. Marvel's The Eternals from Chloe Zhao and Tom Hanks' sci-fi pic Finch are set to launch the same day.

First off, let me say how surprised I am that the release date for Spencer has been announced before the announcements as to which dates the film will be showing at the Venice and Toronto film festivals. I did not think that would happen.

Second, Variety's statement that Spencer will show in competition at Toronto is also a surprise. I know that the film will premiere in competition at Venice, but I thought that its placement as a Special Event screening in Toronto meant that it would not be showing in competition at that film festival. Then again, it is possible that the author of the article made a mistake regarding this point.

Needless to say, I plan to be at the theater on November 5th to watch Spencer, assuming the film has a wide release.
It will be the first time I'll be going to a movie theater since Covid-19 hit.
And despite the fact that I have had my vaccinations, I'll probably wear a mask.
Except, of course, when I'm eating popcorn. ;-)

[–] Ron2011 (908) 4 years ago

Second, Variety's statement that Spencer will show in competition at Toronto is also a surprise. I know that the film will premiere in competition at Venice, but I thought that its placement as a Special Event screening in Toronto meant that it would not be showing in competition at that film festival. Then again, it is possible that the author of the article made a mistake regarding this point.

Interesting. I would have thought it could be shown at both, but I don't know the fine points of these competitions. So I guess we'll see which Festivals the film is shown at.

I'll also try to see Spencer at the theater. I also haven't been to a theater in a while and I wonder how many theaters will survive the Covid shutdowns?

[–] CKid (3842) 4 years ago

According to E! online, Spencer will "bow in select theaters" when it opens on November 5th.
I'm not entirely sure if this means a limited release in just a few cities or if it means one or two theaters in most of the major markets.
If it's the former, then I doubt that Miami will be included.
On the otherhand, if it's the latter, then there's a decent chance that it will open down here.
Be that as it may, September is only a few weeks away, which means we'll be able to read actual reviews of the film and Kristen's performance when it premieres at the Venice Film Festival and shows at Toronto in the not-so-distant future.

[–] CKid (3842) 3 years ago

Although I have yet to read anything official from the Venice Film Festival, according to wikipedia, "Spencer will have its world premiere
in-competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2021."
This from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_(film)

So let's see ... September 3rd is a Friday, which is quite early in the festival (it runs from September 1-11).
Looking forward to reading the reviews.

Oh yeah, this Tuesday, August 24th, the Toronto International Film Festival will reveal it's official complete schedule.
Then we should know whether Spencer's Special Event screening is in-competition or not.

[–] CKid (3842) 3 years ago

Spencer will show at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, September 15th, as per ...
https://tiff.net/events/spencer

Here's the write-up from that page ...

Spencer
Pablo Larrain

Kristen Stewart stars in Pablo Larrain's haunting chamber drama that imagines a tumultuous Christmas in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.

A thematic companion to his TIFF '16 Platform selection Jackie, the latest from Chilean director Pablo Larrain is, like its predecessor, a haunting chamber drama about a world-famous woman reaching a tumultuous turning point. Starring Kristen Stewart, Spencer follows the Princess of Wales as she navigates a precarious Christmas holiday with the Royal Family at their Sandringham estate in Norfolk -- a moment that will set Diana on a path to independence, however tragically short-lived.

The Prince's infidelities with Camila Parker Bowles have become public knowledge. The fairy-tale facade of Charles and Diana's marriage has crumbled. Arriving at Sandringham tardy and alone, Diana is expected to adhere to a series of soul-draining exercises in empty propriety, routinely changing outfits and posing for photos. She savours whatever hours she can secure with her sons, William and Harry, but her sole confidant is her personal attendant (Sally Hawkins). As Diana begins to disobey decorum, her every indulgence is tracked by a former Black Watch officer (Timothy Spall), newly employed by the Queen to keep paparazzi at bay -- and the Princess on a tight leash.

Written by Oscar nominee Steven Knight (Locke), Spencer elegantly balances history and conjecture while Larrain's uniquely atmospheric, intimate approach -- buoyed by an exquisitely unnerving score from Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood -- slides seamlessly between internal strife and external strain. Stewart, meanwhile, is nothing less than a revelation, merging a meticulous evocation of a mercilessly scrutinized public figure with affecting hints of the vulnerable private woman gasping for breath beneath the mask of monarchy.

So there you have it. Quite the write-up, I must say.
Oh yeah, the film is 1 hour 51 minutes long.

[–] Ron2011 (908) 3 years ago

Written by Oscar nominee Steven Knight (Locke), Spencer elegantly balances history and conjecture while Larrain's uniquely atmospheric, intimate approach -- buoyed by an exquisitely unnerving score from Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood -- slides seamlessly between internal strife and external strain. Stewart, meanwhile, is nothing less than a revelation, merging a meticulous evocation of a mercilessly scrutinized public figure with affecting hints of the vulnerable private woman gasping for breath beneath the mask of monarchy.

Good preliminary write-up for Kristen. I hope this movie doesn't become controversial with the aspects of "balances history and conjecture ". But overall the writer seems to feel it's done well.