An important event beautifully presented

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2006)

I lived through 1997 with only moderate interest in Diana; I first visited England as a student in 1954, when the inauguration of Queen Elizabeth II was still fresh in memory. This film effectively raises the death of Princess Diana to great human drama with excellent treatment of family dynamics, politics, and the unfolding of a huge social-historical event. Family, politics, celebrity, the creation and function of myth are all here. Helen Mirren's excellent portrayal is matched by that of Michael Sheen as Tony Blair. Credit is due to writer Peter Morgan for getting it all together without burdening the memory or the credulity of the audience.