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Kristen Stewart’s hotly anticipated portrayal ofPrincess Dianahas finally debuted, and it’s already earning rave reviews.
Spencerpremiered on Friday at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, with the leading lady hitting the red carpet in a nightgown-inspired outfit. She paired the pale teal ensemble with lace trim and a black bow at the waist with white heels, sporting her blonde hair down and tousled.
Stewart, 31, posed for photos with film director Pablo Larraín, who sported a classic tuxedo and black bow tie for the movie’s debut.
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Earlier on Friday, theTwilightstar rocked a completely different look for a photo call at the prestigious film festival. She opted to pull her hair back to fully show off a black Chanel romper.
Chanel was also behind thestrapless ballgownfeatured on thefirst official posterforSpencer.Vogue Parisreported that the famous house, for which Stewart is an ambassador, recreated a Spring/Summer 1988 Haute Couture show gown — an undertaking that took at least 1,034 hours of work (including 700 just for the intricate embroidery featuring gold and silver sequins forming floral patterns) for the film.
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Early reviews forSpencerpraise Stewart’s performance as Princess Diana as she navigates a holiday with the royal family as her marriage toPrince Charlesdissolves.
The Hollywood Reportercalled the actress “incandescent” in her role, whileVarietycalled the portrayal transformative.
“Kristen Stewart doesn’t just do an impersonation (though on the level of impersonation she’s superb). She transforms; she changes her aspect, her rhythm, her karma,” Owen Gleiberman wrote forVariety.“Mostly, though, what we see in Stewart’s Diana is a woman of natural-born elegance, with a luminosity that pours out of her, except that part of her is now driven to crush that radiance, because her life has become a wreck.”
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Even before the film’s debut, Stewart was gainingOscar buzz. Attendees at CinemaCon in Las Vegas were shown a tease trailer and a five-minute clip of the film last week, quickly gaining acclaim.
Insider’s Jason Guerrasio tweeted an image of Stewart dressed as Diana, writing, “Just saw footage of SPENCER. Kristen Stewart is going all out for that Oscar glory. And her Princess Di accent is spot on! #CinemaCon.”
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Stewart spoke about the physical aspect involved in transforming into Diana.
“I took more pleasure in my physicality making this movie than I have on anything,” she said a press conference Friday. “I felt more free and alive and able to move — and taller, even.”
The actress said even from watching videos and seeing photos of Diana, the late royal “sticks out like a sparkly house on fire.”
source: people.com
