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The Princess

2022 · 104 min

An immersive archival collage that pulls you into the dizzying, tragic spectacle of fame and its cost.

Directed by
Ed Perkins
Genres
Documentary, History
Tagline
Her life. Our obsession.
Overview
Decades after her untimely death, Princess Diana continues to evoke mystery, glamour, and the quintessential modern fairy tale gone wrong. As a symbol of both the widening fissures weakening the British monarchy and the destructive machinery of the press, the Princess of Wales navigated an unparalleled rise to fame and the corrosive challenges that came alongside it. Crafted entirely from immersive archival footage and free from the distraction of retrospective voices, this hypnotic and audaciously revealing documentary takes a distinctive formal approach, allowing the story of the People’s Princess to unfold before us like never before.

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Directed by
Ed Perkins
Genres
Documentary, History
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • media
  • identity
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Ed Perkins
Written by
Ed Perkins
Music
Martin Phipps
Runtime
104 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Portuguese

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