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- 2021
- R
- Neon
- 1 h 57 m
- 2021
- R
- Neon
- 1 h 57 m
Summary December, 1991: The Prince and Princess of Wales’ marriage has long since grown cold. Though rumoursof affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. This year, things will be a whole lot different.
Directed By: Pablo Larraín
Written By: Steven Knight
- 2021
- R
- Neon
- 1 h 57 m
- 2021
- R
- Neon
- 1 h 57 m
Spencer
76
6.8
Where to Watch
Summary December, 1991: The Prince and Princess of Wales’ marriage has long since grown cold. Though rumoursof affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. This year, things will be a whole lot different.
Directed By: Pablo Larraín
Written By: Steven Knight
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 Critic Reviews
76
79% Positive
42 Reviews
42 Reviews
17% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 Critic Reviews
76
79% Positive
42 Reviews
42 Reviews
17% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Kristen Stewart is inspired casting as a woman on the brink of escape from a superficially comfortable prison. Who better to play a person remembered for her perceived shyness than the current maestro of hooded introspection?
The royal family’s travails have long been likened to that of a soap opera, but Spencer, even as it conjures the emotional extravagance of a first-rate melodrama, refuses to be hemmed in. It’s a historical fantasia, a claustrophobic thriller and a dark comedy of manners, all poised on a knife’s edge between tabloid trash and high art.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 313 User Ratings
6.8
65% Positive
205 Ratings
205 Ratings
12% Mixed
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
22% Negative
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 313 User Ratings
6.8
65% Positive
205 Ratings
205 Ratings
12% Mixed
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
22% Negative
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
Underrated and under-appreciated masterpiece. Kristen Stewart should have won the Oscar for Best Actress.
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Fascinating. Kristen Stewart stars in the best female performance of the year and plunges us into a labyrinth of complex emotions that, like a fable, has Diana Princess of Wales as the protagonist. The narrative could not be more suggestive and the character, so well built, has enough strength to practically stand alone for a large part of the footage. I thought it was a great film and a great point of view on this beloved character, who offers us in this invented fiction moving moments that could well have been true.
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Desperately seeking stability while her marriage to Prince Charles crumbles, Diana is tragic and three-dimensional in the hands of Stewart.
Not everything lands in Spencer, and I often wondered if the film was so set on bucking convention that it would alienate its audience. But it tells a sorrowful story we all think we know in a new and genuinely disturbing light.
Pablo Larraín’s film readily conjures a paranoia-suffused atmosphere of fear for what might happen at any moment.
Stewart’s febrile, sensitive performance and Larraín’s trademark lyricism give it an emotional kick that such predecessors lacked.
It takes one of the most gifted screen actresses of her generation and casts her out to sea with nothing to hold onto but a hideous script that’s all attitude without depth or understanding.
Excellent drama.
Spencer is a superbly moving, extremely poetic, and consistently beautiful drama that has much more in common with psychological horror than a normal period drama.
Kristen Stewart delivers a phenomenal performance as Diana, fully embodying her without ever sounding like a parody. Sally Hawkins, Sean Harris, Jack Farthing and Timothy Spall are great.
Pablo Larraín's direction is excellent, it's extremely well shot, stylish and visually stunning. The costumes are fantastic. He also has an extremely good rhythm and Jonny Greenwood's music is amazing.
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Kristen is good at conveying Diana's uncomfortable moments, but I would have liked to have seen more of the Diana that was introduced in the last few minutes of the film, during the film.
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Anyone expecting something akin to The Crown will be greatly disappointed. This “imagined” story is set at Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham Estate over the Christmas weekend, 1991. Essentially, we’re given an extreme close-up at the mental stage of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) as she struggles with the royal family’s demands and her own discontent. The expected characters are there, as are some of the staff for interactions, but the large portion is dominated by Diana's dilemnas. The script is somewhat repetitive, the pace drags at times and the music is dominated by horribly distracting free-form jazz (maybe to mirror her inner discord). Stewart’s nuanced creation deftly walks the line between despondent, sweet and angry. Whether what happens in the film is remotely real, Stewart’s performance and the fabulous fashions that she wears are the film’s greatest assets.
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A dreadfully dull and uninteresting film. I also found the mannerisms of Kristen Stewart to be quite annoying.
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I totally went in 100% rooting for this film and Kristen Stewart after hearing about all her accolades. And was ready to shove it to SAG. But I’m bewildered, to put it mildly this was NOT good. I realize this is an interpretation not autobiographical so I did my best to suspend my judgment but it was impossible. It felt like Kristen Stewart in Princess Diana cosplay shooting a moody perfume commercial/horror movie. Despite it’s interesting takes, the screenplay felt insincere and gimmicky. I never really cared for the royal family, but if I were William or Harry I’d feel insulted they used the memory of my mother for this film. Sorry but I have to agree with SAG.
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Production Company
Shoebox Films,
Komplizen Film,
FilmNation Entertainment,
Topic Studios,
Fabula
Release Date Nov 5, 2021
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating R
Tagline Every fairy tale ends.
Website
https://www.spencer.film/
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards
• 4 Wins & 10 Nominations
