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Directed by | Oliver Hirschbiegel |
Produced by | Robert Bernstein Douglas Rae |
Screenplay by | Stephen Jeffreys |
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Diana: Her Last Love by Kate Snell |
Starring |
Naomi Watts Naveen Andrews |
Music by |
Keefus Ciancia David Holmes |
Cinematography | Rainer Klausmann |
Edited by | Hans Funck |
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Distributed by | Entertainment One |
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113 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom France Sweden Belgium |
Language | English French Swedish Dutch |
Budget | $15 million |
Box office | $21.7 million |
Diana is a 2013 biographical drama film, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, about the last two years of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. The screenplay is based on Kate Snell's 2001 book, Diana: Her Last Love, and was written by Stephen Jeffreys. Anglo-Australian actress Naomi Watts plays the title role of Diana.
The world premiere of the film was held in London on 5 September 2013. It was released in the UK on 20 September 2013. The film received negative reviews from both the British and American critics.
The film depicts the last two years of the princess's life, beginning with events when Diana (Naomi Watts) divorces Charles, Prince of Wales. She meets and falls in love with Pakistani heart surgeon, Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews). The film depicts her historic tours of Angola, in her campaign against the use of land mines. Trips to causes in Australia, Pakistan, New York City, Bosnia, Italy, and ultimately, Paris are also shown, with recreations of the fashions she wore in real life. Her desire for a life with Khan ends due to his wish for a private life and objections to her celebrity. The film depicts her dating of Egyptian Dodi Fayed as an attempt to make Khan jealous, but it ends with the car crash that killed Diana, Fayed, and Fayed's driver in the Pont Alma Tunnel, in Paris – however, there is no re-enactment of the crash scene.
The screenplay, which is based on Kate Snell's 2001 book, Diana: Her Last Love, was written by Stephen Jeffreys. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae produced the movie for Ecosse Films. British actress Naomi Watts plays the title role.