The kind-hearted, doe-eyed princess captured the world’s hearts when she married Prince Charles.
She quickly fell prey to the British tabloid press.
Her death was mourned by millions worldwide.
Over 20 years later, Diana remains a cultural icon.
In 2020, Netflix’s “The Crown introduced a new generation of fans to the famous royal.
“Diana: The Musical” and other documentaries have also been released.
It’s safe to say thatDiana-maniais as strong as ever.
Curious to learn more?
Here is everything you oughta know about this spectacular film.
Kristen Stewart agreed to the role before reading the script
Some roles are too good to miss.
Accepting the role without first reading the script was unusual for Stewart.
But for this project, it was different.
Clearly, this project was a dream come true for Stewart how could she say no?
So, how did the production team come up with the idea?
As director Pablo Larrain toldIndieWire, he first thought of making a movie about Diana because of his mother.
Everything from the lighting to the cinematography to the sets are beautiful.
And, of course, this includes the clothes.
As Durran explained toEntertainment Weekly, she began her design process with lots of research.
After all, images of pretty much every outfit Diana ever wore can be found online.
Durran then got to work, imitating some looks and creating some new looks of her own.
ForKristen Stewart, settling into the role took some time.
In fact, in the days before shooting began, Stewart’s nerves almost got the better of her.
Luckily, Pablo Larrain, the film’s director, helped her to loosen up.
In the end, Stewart did find a way to relax.
“And that in itself was just so distinct and specific to me.”
At first, Kristen Stewart wanted to plan the sequence.
What does it mean?
What are we going to be listening to?'”
However, director Pablo Larrain wanted the sequence to be more spontaneous.
Shooting this dance sequence certainly sounds like a physical and emotional ordeal.
But at the very least, for Stewart, the experience helped her unlock her inner dancer.
Like Stewart, Farthing was initially worried about playing such a famous real-life figure.
The task was even harder because Prince Charles has been imitated so many times.
So, Farthing had to try and find the human inside the impersonation.
Luckily, he got some invaluable advice from the film’s director, Pablo Larrain.
It sounds like for Farthing, finding Prince Charles was all about settling into his habitat.
So, what is Anne Boleyn doing in a movie set in the ’90s about Princess Diana?
Well, asInsiderexplained, Boleyn is a “running theme” in the film.
Unfortunately, not all critics were fans of the Anne Boleyn symbolism in “Spencer.”
As one wrote forTime, “Boy, is it dumb.”
It seems that the beautiful, ghostly visions in “Spencer” won’t be to everyone’s taste.
“She’d be horrified at the way she’s portrayed now,” she said.
In just one hour, they had hashed out the details of the film.
Apparently, it had been Knight’s idea to set the movie over the course of one Christmas weekend.
Sounds like that meeting was a pretty crucial one!
Kristen Stewart took her preparations to play Princess Diana in “Spencer” pretty seriously.
“I’m from LA and didn’t grow up in England,” she said.
Of course, this took a bit of imagination.
She shared, “She was the most famous woman in the world.
Apparently, Stewart would go through periods of forgetting the tragic end to Diana’s story.
“It just destroyed me constantly.”
It sounds like Stewart certainly felt a deep connection to Diana while making this movie!
It’s impossible to ignore the sweeping, classical orchestra that underscores much of the film.
As the composer toldNME, director Pablo Larrain emailed him and asked him to join the production team.
In the end, he combined a baroque orchestra with free jazz players.
For Mathon, “Spencer” needed to be somewhat spooky.
So, she shot the film in 16 mm film.
“It evokes ghostliness on the level of image,” she toldVanity Fair.
Of course, having Kristen Stewart in the lead role helped Mathon achieve her desired effect.
Mathon used plenty of extreme closeups to try and capture as much of Stewart’s emotion as possible.
“I often had the feeling that I was almost touching her,” she said.
“I could feel her breathe and I was watching every single little moment.”
No wonder the film feels a little eerie!
From the beginning, the film makes it clear that this movie is not fact it’s fiction.
However, plenty of the elements of the story are, apparently, true.
“I know some people who knew Diana quite well,” he explained.
For Diana, who had bulimia, this allegedly made things even more of a struggle at the time.
So, what else is real in “Spencer”?
