The Princess Director Ed Perkins on the Shakespearean Tragedy of Princess Diana

Despite having died 25 years ago, Princess Diana remains almost omnipresent in popular culture. She’s a central character in recent TV dramas, plays, books, and movies, all of which have premiered in the past year or so. Director Ed Perkins’s The Princess, debuting tonight on HBO, is the latest addition to the crowed field of documentaries hoping to offer a new perspective on the late Princess of Wales. And, by eschewing the hallmarks of documentary filmmaking (talking heads and a modern narration), in favor of a film crafted entirely out of archival footage, it succeeds. Perkins shapes a narrative, yes,… Read Full Article