Diana (film)

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Diana

UK poster
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Produced by Robert Bernstein
Douglas Rae
Screenplay by Stephen Jeffreys
Based on Diana: Her Last Love 
by Kate Snell
Starring Naomi Watts
Naveen Andrews
Music by Keefus Ciancia
David Holmes
Cinematography Rainer Klausmann
Editing by Hans Funck
Studio Ecosse Films
Film i Väst
Filmgate Films
Le Pacte
Mahla Filmes
Scope Pictures
Distributed by Entertainment One
Release dates
  • 5 September 2013 (2013-09-05) (Premiere)
  • 20 September 2013 (2013-09-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time 113 minutes[1]
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Box office $21,766,271[2]

Diana is a 2013 biographical drama film, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, about the last two years of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.[3] The screenplay is based on Kate Snell's 2001 book Diana: Her Last Love, and was written by Stephen Jeffreys. British-Australian actress Naomi Watts plays the title role of Diana.

The world premiere of the film was held in London on 5 September 2013.[4][5] It was released in the UK on 20 September 2013,[6] and was critically panned by the British press.

Plot

The biopic focuses on the last two years of her life after she divorced from Prince Charles.[7] Her relationships with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan and Dodi Fayed are also narrated.[8][9]

It also provides the details about how the Princess and Khan met.[10][11]

Cast

Production

The screenplay which is based on Kate Snell's 2001 book Diana: Her Last Love[12] was written by Stephen Jeffreys. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae are the producers of the movie for Ecosse Films.[13] British-Australian actress Naomi Watts plays the title role.[14]

Key scenes involving Diana and Dodi Fayed on his family yacht, Jonikal, were filmed on the 45m Luxury Charter Yacht Princess Iolanthe.[15] The opening and closing scenes at the Imperial Suite at the Paris Ritz were filmed at Fetcham Park House in Fetcham, Surrey.[16]

Reception

The film has received overwhelmingly negative reviews.[5] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 8% approval rating based on reviews from 95 critics and an average score of 3.5/10. The consensus states: "Naomi Watts tries hard in the title role, but Diana buries her efforts under a shoddy script and clumsy direction."[17] On Metacritic, the film has a 35 (out of 100), based on 28 reviews.[18]

David Edwards from The Mirror said it was a "cheap and cheerless effort that looks like a Channel 5 mid-week matinee" and that "Wesley Snipes in a blonde wig would be more convincing", awarding the film one star out of five.[19] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian also awarded it one star out of five and called the film "car crash cinema".[20]

Joshua Rothkopf of Time Out New York called Watts' performance "extraordinary" and gave the film 3 stars out of 5, calling it "a restrained biopic that affords its subject the romantic privacy that life denied her."[21] Nigel Andrews of the Financial Times said that "once again Watts supplies the wattage" but that her performance is "frighteningly isolated... the compensating passion in a torpid drama."[22] Jim Schembri of 3AW praised Watts' "impressive performance" but remarked that the film "could actually have done with another half-hour putting more meat onto the bones of these underdeveloped chapters of her story. "[23] Dominic Corry of flicks.co.nz called the film "bad in the blandest way possible" and lamented that "Watts is let down by the Mills & Boon-level script".[24] Fionnuala Halligan of Screen Daily also criticised the writing, saying that Watts' "brave performance should not be under-estimated given the poverty of the dialogue and the pressure of the part."[25]

Naomi Watts was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performance in the film.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DIANA (12A)". E1 Films. British Board of Film Classification. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Diana (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 November 2013. 
  3. ↑ Dibdin, Emma (4 July 2012). "Naomi Watts Princess Diana biopic renamed 'Diana' – first picture". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 July 2012. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Naomi Watts prepares to rock as Princess Diana". Pakistan Today. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Diana film slammed by British press". BBC News. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013. 
  6. ↑ Peter Bradshaw (1 September 2013). "Film highlights of autumn 2013: from Diana to The Selfish Giant". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 September 2013. 
  7. ↑ Eby, Margaret (12 June 2013). "'Diana' teaser: Naomi Watts reigns as the Princess of Wales". New York Daily News. Retrieved 12 June 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "New Princess Diana movie features iconic Sunday Mirror front page". Daily Mirror. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Diana 2013 Movie Review". Retrieved 5 October 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Naomi Watts wows as Lady Diana on set of biopic Caught in Flight". Herald Sun. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Watts reveals Princess Di makeover". Stuff. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012. 
  12. ↑ Andrew Pulver (26 August 2013). "Princess Diana film 'got it completely wrong' says former lover Hasnat Khan". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Rachel Portman Scoring Oliver Hirschbiegel's 'Diana'". Film Music Reporter. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013. 
  14. ↑ Bamigboye, Baz (28 May 2013). "Naomi Watts' Diana biopic to open on September 5th". Daily Mail. Retrieved 28 May 2013. 
  15. ↑ Yacht Charter, Fleet (6 September 2013). "Princess Diana Movie – Yacht Chartered during filming with Naomi Watts". YachtCharterFleet. 
  16. ↑ Fetcham Park Stars As The Ritz, Paris In ‘Diana’ Film, Yareah, 30 September 2013
  17. ↑ "Diana". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 23 September 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Diana". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  19. ↑ "Diana film review". The Mirror. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Diana – review". The Guardian. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013. 
  21. ↑ "Diana: movie review (PG-13)". Time Out New York. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. 
  22. ↑ "Film reviews: Diana, Hawking, InRealLife, Kelly + Victor, The Call and Metro Manila". Financial Times. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. 
  23. ↑ "New release movie reviews - October 10". 3AW. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. 
  24. ↑ "REVIEW: DIANA". flicks.co.nz. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. 
  25. ↑ "Diana". Screen Daily. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. 

External links

Films directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
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