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- While Spencer is a “fable from a true tragedy,” and not a factual playbook for the events in Diana’s life at the time, the film does have grains of truth that are rooted into the story.
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Nov 5, 2021 · “Spencer,” presented as a “fable from a true tragedy,” is filled with such private moments and also mystery. It was that ambiguity that interested Larraín in both Diana and the actress he...
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Nov 9, 2021 · Pablo Larraín’s Spencer starts off with a title card informing us that it is “a fable from a true tragedy,” so we understand from the start that liberties may be taken. Like the...
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- The Separation of Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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- Diana’s Eating Disorder
- Diana’s Childhood Home at Sandringham
- Diana’s Relationship with Palace Staff
The film takes place in 1991, placing it just one year ahead of the time that Diana and Charles formally separated in December 1992. This was eleven years after they wed in 1981; at this point in their marriage, there had been years of rumors and speculation of marital strife, much of which was attributed to Charles’ sustained and longtime affair w...
In Spencer, when Diana arrives at Sandringham, she is weighed upon arrival, much to her unhappiness (an emotion that colors her entire time at Sandringham. It turns out that weighing themselves before and after the Christmas dinner is a real traditionfor the royal family and their guests that dates back to the 1900s, when King Edward VII wanted to ...
The film doesn’t shy away from showing the sobering realities of Diana’s struggle with the eating disorder bulimia, showing graphic scenes of her bingeing and purging. According to Morton, who allegedly spoke with Diana throughsecretly recorded tapes, Diana’s eating disorder began the week after she got engaged and continued for nearly a decade. In...
In the film, Diana’s time at Sandringham House in Norfolk during the holidays brings up happy memories from her childhood and of her father, with the princess even visiting Park House, an abandoned residence on the Sandringham estate that once belonged to her family. In reality, Diana was born and lived at Park House until she was 14; in 1983, the ...
During Spencer, Diana has no qualms about interacting with the staff at the palace, even though there’s a strict code of behavior that staffers follow in front of the royals. In many instances during the film, she actually relies emotionally on some of the staffers, particularly the royal chef, who was based on real-life royal chef, Darren McGrady ...
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Nov 1, 2021 · Prefaced as “a fable from a true tragedy”, Spencer is ‘The Anti-Crown’. If the latest season of Peter Morgan’s series is a restrained best-guess at the royal shenanigans involving ...
Written by Steven Knight, “Spencer” greets its audience with a word: “A fable from a true tragedy,” setting the tone that what we’re about to see is more fiction than fact. Princess Diana (Stewart) is late to the beginning of holiday festivities.
Nov 3, 2021 · Kristen Stewart’s fierce, attention-grabbing work as Princess Diana really ought to be viewed independently of “Spencer,” described as “a fable from a true tragedy” that presents a pivotal...
Nov 19, 2021 · Spencer was written by Steven Knight and directed by Pablo Larraín. The film stars Kristen Stewart as Diana, and Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, Sally Hawkins, and Jack Farthing. Here are five screenwriting takeaways from Spencer: 1. A fable from a true tragedy. These are the first words at the beginning of the film.
