"Grace of Monaco" are the princess shaped by Nicole Kidman. It is said that this film is adapted from real history. Of course, this truth should belong to the biographer Robert Rethy.
In the film, she is described as a national woman who helps the emperor and turns the tide.
In 1962, Monaco and France had a six-month political crisis. As Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly wandered between returning to Hollywood and saving the country, and finally decided to choose national interests first.
And, between the crisis between Monaco and France, Grace finally helped Monaco resolve the crisis through her own means.
This reminds me of Princess Sissi and Madame Veron, these famous national women on the screen, but it is clear that the woman portrayed by Nicole Kidman is neither charming nor imposing.
Why? Perhaps because, there is a more popular real Princess of Monaco.
1. The husband of the princess.
Prince Rainier III was born on May 31, 1923 in the Grimaldi family that ruled Monaco for more than 700 years. He was appointed as the successor to the throne at the age of 13, but the divorce of his parents did not leave him a warm childhood. He grew up in the palace, then went to study in the UK and Switzerland, and finally decided to choose the Paris School of Political Studies for further studies, which laid a solid foundation for his future ruling career. In 1939, like most of his ancestors, he joined the army, was stationed in Alsace, France, and participated in World War II.
On May 9, 1949, after he succeeded his maternal grandfather, Prince Louis II, as the head of state, his ruling ability and experience were not favored by the outside world, and he was even considered that his power originated from hereditary and does not represent ability. After the war, all industries in Europe were waiting to be developed, the social background was complicated, and Monaco was small in size and extremely scarce of resources, it was inseparable from the support of France. Therefore, Monaco faced the three major challenges of survival, development and winning the respect of the world, which made the administration of Prince Rainier III difficult. In the same year, he called on the people, "Our future lies in unity and joint defense of national independence and national sovereignty." This nationalist spirit has been with him for more than half a century.
2. 1962.
In early 1962, Monaco had displeasure with France.
The preferential taxation policy adopted by Monaco for economic development made France feel the need to negotiate with it. In addition, the estrangement and conflict between Prince Rainier III and the then French Prime Minister Emira Bertier, plus France The mistaken belief that Princess Grace Kelly, a Hollywood movie star, was planning to seek US support to resolve the friction between Monaco and France, which made France extremely unhappy and threatened to suspend electricity and gas supply. In this context, the nationalist sentiments shown by all citizens made Prince Rainier III gratified. The following year, the two parties reached an agreement through negotiations, especially the subsequent members of the Monaco royal family received a grand reception at the Elysée Palace, which resolved the once tense relationship between the two parties.
The movie magnified the small friction between Monaco and France in history into a moment of life and death for a country, and finally saved with "love", sensational but unconvincing, just like a royal soap opera, making the whole film reveal a touch of Hollywood Mediocre style.
In the film, French President Charles de Gaulle participated in the Monte Carlo Charity Gala, and Hitchcock personally went to the Monaco Palace to deliver the script. The director himself also emphasized that this is not a biographical film in the strict sense.
Finally, the Monaco royal family issued a statement on May 2, 2014, accusing the film of tampering with history. The Monaco royal family stated in a statement that "Princess of Monaco" "cannot be described as a biopic under any circumstances". The trailer has proved the "fictional nature" of this film, and its creation is based on "misrecorded historical data." "And doubtful literary works", the Monaco royal family is unwilling to have any connection with this film, and "regrets" that the history of the royal family has been tampered with for "pure commercial purposes".
Well, distorting history for commercial purposes, in addition to making money, the greater harm should be to confuse/lost the audience.
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