Princess of Wales. – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

THE PRINCESS – Review by Ukar Alakbarova

August 4, 2022August 6, 2022 Ulkar Alakbarova documentary, Ed Perkins, Lady Diana, Princess of Wales., sundance film festival 2022, The Princess

The Princess, directed by Ed Perkins, serves as a reminder of how the loss of one particular person can have a significant impact not only on the country where they were from but the entire world. Using archival footage, the documentary reconstructs the life of Lady Diana; how she becomes Prince Charles’ wife, gives birth to two sons, her husband’s infidelity, her attempt to take her own life and rebuild it after divorce, and traveling the world to make it a better place. Her affair with Dodi Al-Fayed and her ultimate death in a tragic car accident. Whether you knew much or nothing, be prepared for a hell of a ride – an emotional roller coaster of the life and death of a woman who is now more alive than ever.

Festivals Reviews

THE PRINCESS (Sundance FF 2022) – Review by Ulkar Alakbarova

January 22, 2022January 23, 2022 Ulkar Alakbarova documentary, Ed Perkins, Lady Diana, Princess of Wales., sundance film festival 2022, The Princess

It’s unlikely that there’s anyone who’s never heard of The Princess of Wales, Lady Diana, or Queen of Hearts and the mother of Princes William and Harry, the first wife to Prince Charles, the heir apparent to the British throne. It’s a tragic story surrounding a woman who fought hard for her freedom and to be heard, yet had to ask the media to leave her alone. The Princess is a gut-wrenching documentary that can be passed from generation to generation as knowledge of how famous people should not be treated.

Reviews

SPENCER – Review by Diane Carson

October 25, 2021November 11, 2021 Diane Carson biopics, Claire Mathon, Diana Spencer, Kristen Stewart, pablo larrain, Princess of Wales., sally hawkins, Timothy Spall

As Princess Diana, Kristen Stewart gives a magnetic performance. Most impressive was her ability to capture Diana’s nonverbal subtleties and her verbal rhythms, to communicate her entrapment and then the release of dancing spontaneously, exuberantly. Stewart was asked to dance at the conclusion of many production days, and the editing together of this extemporaneous, free expression conveys what Diana has been suppressing.