Grace di Monaco
Reżyseria:
Olivier DahanScenariusz:
Arash AmelZdjęcia:
Eric GautierObsada:
Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Milo Ventimiglia, Parker Posey, Paz Vega, Frank Langella, Derek Jacobi, Geraldine Somerville, Robert Lindsay, Nicholas Farrell (więcej)Opisy(1)
Życie gwiazdy filmowej, zawrotna kariera uwieńczona Oscarem i wielka sława to tylko początek baśniowego życia Grace Kelly, skromnej dziewczyny z Filadelfii. Kiedy ma już niemal wszystko, poznaje Księcia Monako Rainera. Zakochują się w sobie od pierwszego wejrzenia. Grace decyduje się porzucić Hollywood dla jednej, najważniejszej roli w swoim życiu – zostaje Księżną. Od tej pory plan zdjęciowy zastępują jej europejskie salony. U boku ukochanego od nowa musi zbudować swój świat, w nieznanym kraju, wśród koronowanych głów. Wydaje się, że nic nie jest w stanie przerwać tego pięknego snu. Jednak gdy zbliża się francuska inwazja na Monako w 1960 roku, Grace staje przed zupełnie nowym wyzwaniem. Jej rola w nadchodzącym dramacie okaże się kreacją jej życia. (Monolith)
(więcej)Recenzje (3)
A biography of a Hollywood legend, portrayed by a Hollywood star, with the ambitions of a TV adaption of a Harlequin
novel. Basically nothing about this movie is good. The usually excellent Nicole Kidman fails to impress, while the experienced
actors Frank Langella and Derek Jacobi have only meager roles, the handling of the political problem is not engaging and the
production, strangled by the film’s low budget, is only capable of offering the audience cheap, empty kitsch. As much as
the opening poetic scene of the film is nice and promising, the last one, following the failed portrayal of a dignified
conflict between kindness and power politics, is completely ludicrous.
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It's good to approach Grace of Monaco from the perspective of a Nicole Kidman film, because you'll enjoy it even more after that than if you were a die hard Grace Kelly fan. It's all very Nicole-centric which is perfectly fine, because if the point is Grace coming to terms with her new role in life, it's impossible to overlook the performer of this great transformation. I also appreciate Paz Vega in the role of Maria Callas, who herself is also the subject of her own biographies, and she easily shines alongside Nicole/Grace. Ironically, Grace of Monaco is not about Hollywood or Monaco, but is "just" another great story of a strong woman whose life story helped the modern age become truly modern.
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This is a movie where the creators themselves probably didn't really know what they wanted to tell, so they also included a bit of espionage, psychological drama, political drama, and human drama. Simply put, there is too much going on and nothing really works properly. And nothing against Nicole, but she simply isn't Grace. An empty movie that screams its message until it's no longer beautiful.
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