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Name : Yudha Harry S.
SRN : 2250408002


Diana, Last Day of a Princess

Have you ever know for sure the real life of Lady Diana? If not, this movie could be a recommendation to know the life of a Lady Diana. Diana, Last Day of a Princess is a film tells about Princess Diana’s true life as a wife of United Kingdom Prince named Charles. This film was constructed by Bridget Rowe as an editor and Paul Denned as a picture editor. This controversial documentary recounts the final two weeks of her life through revealing interviews and dramatized reenactments. Highlights include interviews with biographer Andrew Morton; bodyguard Kez Wingfield; Dodi Al-Fayed's father and masseuse; and Jean-François Musa, owner of the Etoile Limousine service.
At the beginning, it shows the nearly time of Diana’s death in a car accident on August 31st 1997. At that time actually she still regarded as a Princess of people in the world even she had divorced from his husband. She still wanted to be an ambassador for her country although she was not a Princess anymore. Then the story goes back to her past. When she knew that Charles had another woman in his life, she felt depressed, but she didn’t show up her sadness to the people in her surrounding. Later on, a businessman Muhammad Al Fayed offered her to have a summer holiday in San Tropez. He promised her some luxurious facilities including her guarding. Beside that, he had a hidden planning that is to introduce Diana with his son, Dodi.
The plot uses in this film is flashback. The story emphasizes in Diana’s feeling. This movie combined actors and news footage to show how Diana reached the emotional state when she was in at the time of her death. I think that this movie pretty well portrayed Diana's last month of life, focusing on those last days. I would recommend it to any Diana fan. The movie did not go past the accident, and that was inferred rather than shown. I think that this was a good move. I also think that it would be interesting to pair this with the movie, "The Queen". Very professionally and thoughtfully done. I highly recommend it.