Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in 1997 to avoid paparazzi filming, has been dead for 24 years, and her beautiful figure still lives in the hearts of the audience, especially with the high discussion of the Netflix drama "The Crown", her story has been recalled by the world again. The film Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart, tells the story of the marriage of Diana and Prince Charles, with royal pressure, the existence of the little three, media attention, and the couple's incomprehension for various reasons, and finally ending their relationship. Watching the movie can feel like a suffocating mood, exactly like Diana's visit before she died: "Our marriage has three people, so it's a little too crowded." 」
The title of the film "Spencer" is Princess Diana's old surname before marriage, suggesting that she wants to get rid of the psychological state of royal status, focusing on the short days of the Christmas holiday in 1991, Princess Diana's determination to divorce Prince Charles, these three days, is Diana's decision to have a showdown with the royal family, and ask for divorce at the key point in time, but also a complete presentation of her life, love and hate, mentality, story, anxiety and emotions. The director said that these three days are more interesting than directly looking back at Diana's life, and you can also explore the character more closely, "If you choose a very specific moment where there is a huge crisis, then things will become very interesting and you can get to know the person in depth." 」
As for why the role of "Princess Diana" chose Christine to star, some investors were hesitant to find an American actress to play Princess Diana, "but I think Christine has a certain sense of mystery and charm", he especially liked Christine's performance in "Private Buyer", so he still proposed to her to cooperate. From rehearsals to filming to premieres, Christine never had any fears.
Although Christine has been involved in film and television performances since she was 9 years old, she still feels nervous in the face of such a major role as Princess Diana. Christine once revealed that because she was so anxious, two weeks before the shooting, her mouth could not be opened at all, "My jaw was always closed, to the point where it seemed to be completely locked." I was like, 'Well, I'm really nervous!' 」
In order to help herself relieve her nervousness, Christine began to read a lot of material about Princess Diana, including photos, interviews, and the Emmy Award-winning drama "The Crown" based on the British royal family, hoping to understand what she was thinking, "I just tried to absorb everything about her in an emotional and universal way, and then believed in the process and expected her to appear." 」 Christine also said that sometimes she forgets that Princess Diana has passed away, because for her, this person is so energetic, "Maybe two or three times a week, I will completely collapse over the fact that she died." 」 I just can't accept it because I'm trying to keep her alive every day."
Christine, 31, has amassed a large number of works so far, including the "Twilight" series that made her famous. Recently, Christine said in an interview: "Of the 45 or 50 movies I've made, only maybe 5 are really good movies, right?" When asked which of her works she thought was the best, she cited french director Olivier Assayas's "Private Buyer" and "Sils Maria", the latter of which made Christine the first American actress to win a César Award.
Looking back on my own acting experience, there are very few really good films, "it doesn't mean that I regret these experiences, I just regret saying 'good' to certain works, not because they did badly, but because the process was not interesting." 」 "The worst part is that when you're on the way to making a certain film, you realize it might be a terrible movie, but you still have to stick to it until the end," she says.
Still, Christine declined to say which works she thought were worse: "No, I'm not a mean person — I don't name names publicly." She uses falling in love as an example, which is like just starting out dating someone and you suddenly admit that they are not suitable for each other, "but when you are making a movie, you can't break up like that." 」