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 UK theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Jeffreys |
| Based on | Diana: Her Last Love by Kate Snell |
| Produced by | Robert Bernstein Douglas Rae |
| Starring | Naomi Watts Naveen Andrews |
| Cinematography | Rainer Klausmann |
| Edited by | Hans Funck |
| Music by | David Holmes Keefus Ciancia |
| Production companies | Ecosse Films Le Pacte Film i Väst Filmgate Films Scope Pictures MP Film |
| Distributed by | Metrodome Distribution (United Kingdom) Entertainment One (United States and Canada) Le Pacte (France) Svensk Filmindustri (Sweden, Finland and Norway) Cinéart (Belgium) |
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| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom France Sweden Belgium |
| Languages | English French Swedish Dutch |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $21.7 million |
Diana is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, about the last two years of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. The screenplay is based on Kate Snell's 2001 book, Diana: Her Last Love, and was written by Stephen Jeffreys. British actress Naomi Watts plays the title role of Diana.
The world premiere of the film was held in London on 5 September 2013. It was released in the UK on 20 September 2013. The film received negative reviews from both British and American critics.
Plot
The film depicts the last two years of the princess's life, beginning with events when Diana (Naomi Watts) divorces Charles, Prince of Wales. She meets and falls in love with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews). The film depicts her tours of Angola in her campaign against the use of land mines. Trips to advance causes in Australia, Pakistan, New York City, Bosnia, Italy, and ultimately, Paris are also shown, with recreations of what she wore in real life. Her relationship with Dr. Khan ends due to his desire for a private life and objections to her celebrity status. The film depicts Diana's affair with Anglo-Egyptian billionaire Dodi Fayed as a calculated attempt to make Dr. Khan jealous, but it ends with the car crash that killed Diana, Fayed, and their driver in the Pont de l'Alma Tunnel in Paris – however, there is no re-enactment of the crash scene.
Cast
- Naomi Watts as Diana, Princess of Wales
- Naveen Andrews as Dr. Hasnat Khan
- Cas Anvar as Dodi Fayed
- Laurence Belcher as Prince William
- Harry Holland as Prince Harry
- Douglas Hodge as Paul Burrell
- Geraldine James as Oonagh Toffolo
- Charles Edwards as Patrick Jephson
- Mary Stockley as Assistant
- Juliet Stevenson as Sonia
Production
The screenplay, which is based on Kate Snell's 2001 book, Diana: Her Last Love, was written by Stephen Jeffreys. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae produced the movie for Ecosse Films.
Key scenes involving Diana and Dodi Fayed on his family yacht, Jonikal, were filmed on the 45m luxury charter yacht Princess Iolanthe. The opening and closing scenes at the Paris Ritz Imperial Suite were filmed at Fetcham Park House in Fetcham, Surrey.
Reception
The film has received overwhelmingly negative reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it has an 8% approval rating based on reviews from 97 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." On Metacritic, the film has a 35 (out of 100), based on 28 reviews.
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. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian also awarded it one star out of five and called the film "car crash cinema".
Joshua Rothkopf of Time Out New York called Watts's 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." 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." 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. " 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". 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."
Naomi Watts received a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress for her work in both this film and Movie 43, where she lost to Tyler Perry for his performance in drag in A Madea Christmas.
Soundtrack
| Diana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by David Holmes and Keefus Ciancia | ||||
| Released | 23 September 2013 (2013-09-23) | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 36:15 | |||
| Label | Canderblinks | |||
| David Holmes soundtrack chronology | ||||
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| Keefus Ciancia soundtrack chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Culture of Duty" | 2:00 |
| 2. | "Lone Runner" | 1:23 |
| 3. | "Hospital" | 2:36 |
| 4. | "Lonely Souls" | 3:18 |
| 5. | "The Kiss" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Missed You So Much" | 1:28 |
| 7. | "To the Edge of The..." | 1:58 |
| 8. | "Stranded" | 1:54 |
| 9. | "Underwater" | 1:15 |
| 10. | "Caught in Flight" | 1:40 |
| 11. | "New York City" | 2:25 |
| 12. | "It's Over" | 1:07 |
| 13. | "Kings Cross" | 1:22 |
| 14. | "Some Mother's Son" | 1:02 |
| 15. | "Call" | 1:04 |
| 16. | "Paparazzi" | 1:44 |
| 17. | "Alone" | 1:57 |
| 18. | "Gone" | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 36:15 | |
References
- "Caught in Flight (2013)". UniFrance. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Diana (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- "DIANA (12A)". Metrodome Distribution. British Board of Film Classification. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- "Diana". Dark Horizons. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- Dibdin, Emma (4 July 2012). "Naomi Watts Princess Diana biopic renamed 'Diana' – first picture". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Naomi Watts prepares to rock as Princess Diana". Pakistan Today. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Diana film slammed by British press". BBC News. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- Peter Bradshaw (1 September 2013). "Film highlights of autumn 2013: from Diana to The Selfish Giant". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- "New Princess Diana movie features iconic Sunday Mirror front page". Daily Mirror. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- Andrew Pulver (26 August 2013). "Princess Diana film 'got it completely wrong' says former lover Hasnat Khan". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- "Rachel Portman Scoring Oliver Hirschbiegel's 'Diana'". Film Music Reporter. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- Yacht Charter, Fleet (6 September 2013). "Princess Diana Movie – Yacht Chartered during filming with Naomi Watts". YachtCharterFleet.
- Fetcham Park Stars As The Ritz, Paris In ‘Diana’ Film Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Yareah, 30 September 2013
- "Diana". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- "Diana". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- "Diana film review". The Mirror. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- "Diana – review". The Guardian. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- "Diana: movie review (PG-13)". Time Out New York. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- "Film reviews: Diana, Hawking, InRealLife, Kelly + Victor, The Call and Metro Manila". Financial Times. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- "New release movie reviews - October 10". 3AW. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- "REVIEW: DIANA". flicks.co.nz. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- "Diana". Screen Daily. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
External links
| Films directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel | |
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- 2013 films
- 2013 biographical drama films
- 2013 independent films
- 2013 romantic drama films
- Belgian biographical drama films
- Belgian independent films
- Belgian romantic drama films
- British biographical drama films
- British independent films
- British romantic drama films
- English-language French films
- English-language Belgian films
- English-language Swedish films
- Films about Diana, Princess of Wales
- Films set in 1996
- Films set in 1997
- Films set in London
- Films shot in London
- Films about interracial romance
- Films directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Fiction with unreliable narrators
- French biographical drama films
- French independent films
- French romantic drama films
- Swedish biographical drama films
- Swedish independent films
- Swedish romantic drama films
- Films scored by David Holmes (musician)
- Biographical films about British royalty
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s British films
- 2010s French films
- 2010s Swedish films
- Le Pacte films
- 2010s Belgian films
- English-language biographical drama films
- English-language independent films