Spencer

Like Diana herself, SPENCER breaks with conventional norms – a counter-narrative in which the princess desires nothing more than to be a commoner. Over three Christmas days at the royal estate of Sandringham, we witness the gradual unravelling of a woman trapped within the system and her attempts to escape: out into the fields, into the pain, back into the past. Amidst icy-cold corridors, regimented meals and stifling etiquette, Larraín condenses the events into a claustrophobic chamber drama that resembles a psychological thriller more than a historical drama. Carried by Jonny Greenwood’s shimmering music, Christmas becomes a struggle for survival. She can free herself. And that is where the fairy tale ends. Oscar & Golden Globe nomination for Kristen Stewart!
(Silvia Breuss/Editorial team)