Grace of Monaco

Everyone should choose the path that he wants, and not the one imposed on him by others. It was at such a crossroads that Grace Kelly, a famous Hollywood actress, had to stop, for whom at one time all paths in the world of cinema were open. It was the period of the 50s, when France annexed her native Monaco. While Hitchcock tries to get an actress for the lead role in Marnie, the woman breaks down as Monaco struggles in agony. What to choose - a career, nauseated sighs and envy of the best women of leading countries, or to support your native land. A load falls on the fragile shoulders of a Hollywood diva, which not every man can handle. Read More While many screenplays in Hollywood end up on shelves labeled "The Screenplay Blacklist (Hollywood)", some works and ideas make it to the movies. The same happened with Arash Amelie's script. The writer's work was noticed in 2011, when, after a long path of negotiations, director Olivier Daan ("Life in Pink", "Crimson Rivers 2") began filming in 2012. The French director immediately confronted the producers with the fact that he was against their interference in the work. This also influenced the fact that the premiere date of the drama was changed. Even before the filming of "Princess of Monaco", the script was shown to the royal family, but Prince Albert II and his sisters strongly criticized the text. In their opinion, everything was too embellished, although the director himself did not pretend to have a general detailed, even if not fictionalized, view of her personality. But at the same time, the filming took place with the support of the principalities of Monaco. In addition to Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt, Kate Hudson and others tried out for the role of Grace Kelly. The original date of the project in the line "Premiere" was November 2013, but later it was moved to the period of spring-summer 2014. As a result, the first screening fell on the International Cannes Film Festival in the same year 2014.