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Grace of Monaco

2014 · 103 min

A stately, melancholic drama about duty and identity, with a tense political backdrop and a touch of romantic nostalgia.

Directed by
Olivier Dahan
Genres
Romance, Drama
Tagline
The greatest role Grace Kelly would ever play.
Overview
The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.

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Directed by
Olivier Dahan
Genres
Romance, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • politics
  • family
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Olivier Dahan
Written by
Arash Amel
Starring
Nicole Kidman, Milo Ventimiglia, Paz Vega, Tim Roth, Parker Posey, Frank Langella, Derek Jacobi, Geraldine Somerville
Music
Christopher Gunning
Cinematography
Éric Gautier
Runtime
103 min
Country
Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, United States of America
Languages
French, English

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