Diana

Diana Information

Diana is a 2013 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. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae are the producers of the movie for Ecosse Films. British-Australian actress Naomi Watts plays the title role of Diana.

The world premiere of the film was held in London on 5 September. It is scheduled for release on 20 September 2013 in the UK and on 1 November in the US.

Plot

The biopic focuses on the last two years of her life after she divorced from Prince Charles. Her relationships with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan and Dodi Fayed are also narrated. It also provides the details about how the Princess and Khan met.

Cast

Naomi Watts as Diana, Princess of Wales
Naveen Andrews as Hasnat Khan
Cas Anvar as Dodi Fayed
Laurence Belcher as Prince William
Harry Holland as Prince Harry
Douglas Hodge as Paul Burrell
Geraldine James as Oonagh Toffolo
Charles Edwards as Patrick Jephson

Production

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 are the producers of the movie for Ecosse Films. British-Australian actress Naomi Watts plays the title role of Diana.

Key scenes involving Diana and Dodi on his Family yacht, Jonikal, were re-created for the movie and were filmed on the 45m Luxury Charter Yacht Princess Iolanthe.

The world premiere of the film was held in London on 5 September. It is scheduled for release on 20 September 2013 in the UK and 1 November in the US.

Reception

So far the film has received negative reviews from the British press. Writing for The Mirror, David Edwards said it was a "cheap and cheerless effort that looks like a Channel 5 mid-week matinee" and awarded the film one star out of five. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian also awarded the film one star out of five and called the film "car crash cinema".