Spencer (2021)

[Anthifisher]

The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen's Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be profoundly different. SPENCER is an imagining of what might have happened during those few fateful days.

Staring: Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Kristen Stewart, Jack Farthing, Elizabeth Berrington, Sean Harris, Stella Gonet, Richard Sammel, Jack Nielen, Freddie Spry
Directed by: Pablo Larrain
Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu
1 disc(s)
Runtime: 117 mins

Spencer https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09L8MTG5P/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_VQVG7TSPMQX0WAY42C5D

https://store.hmv.com/store/film-tv/blu-ray/spencer

https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/spencer/13462628.html

No release date as of yet.
Available on Blu ray and DVD
I will also point out zavvi currently have this at £24.99 where as Amazon and HMV both have it for £14.99

[CelestialAgent]

Top 10 of the year personally, what a beautiful film. Though I’d love to see the Royal Family’s faces while watching it. I haven’t looked but I bet there’s an outraged think piece somewhere about how historically inaccurate and fictionalised using creative license it is (who cares, it’s a fable?), and how it’s a hit piece on the Royal Family or something like that. UK funding bodies like the BBC and BFI didn’t want to touch the film because I suppose it’s controversial subject matter.

I think Jackie was a little stronger but that doesn’t diminish this film.

I’m not a monarchist at all but I still love films like this and The Favourite which examine the human lives, loves and messiness behind the figureheads.

Greenwood’s jazz esque score is wonderful as is the photographic quality of Mahon’s cinematography.

It definitely reminds me of why I would never want to be a princess.

[AaronWilson]

Is this still coming out on Blu-Ray just saw STX Entertainment twitter say its coming out on Rent nothing about a Blu-Ray

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by AaronWilson

Is this still coming out on Blu-Ray just saw STX Entertainment twitter say its coming out on Rent nothing about a Blu-Ray

Zavvi says 7th February 2022 and also the HMV and Amazon listings are still live.

[McCrutchy]

Cover art:

[Purploros]

How’s the encoding of STX Entertainment’s Blu-ray releases?

[lateralspin]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Cover art:

This is like a Botticelli painting.

[No Name]

Damn... may skip the upcoming Decal release this Tuesday and get this release.

[McCrutchy]

I kind of want to see this even though it sounds like something between a dumpster fire and a film like Ammonite, meaning a film that takes abundant license with portrayals of real-life figures. I'm hoping it's closer to Ammonite, which at least was nicely acted and restrained, but with the royals involved I sense it could be prone to much shouting and lobbing of missiles and the like.

The Decal Releasing disc sounds problematic, so I will wait for information on this one.

[jugmarker]

I saw this in cinema and I liked it a lot. I don't think it's comparable to the kinds of historical drama that Ammonite was. However, it is very likely that it takes a fair amount of artistic license, but I don't care at all about the royals to care how fairly they're depicted. It's not trying to be based that closely on real events. I found it more of a psychological horror film that tries to capture a sense of what Diana's emotional space might have been during the three days depicted. Also, Kristen Stewart and Timothy Spall in particular are fantastic in it. I don't think it's anywhere approaching a dumpster fire, although how you feel about pearls might make you feel differently.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

I kind of want to see this even though it sounds like something between a dumpster fire and a film like Ammonite, meaning a film that takes abundant license with portrayals of real-life figures. I'm hoping it's closer to Ammonite, which at least was nicely acted and restrained, but with the royals involved I sense it could be prone to much shouting and lobbing of missiles and the like.

The Decal Releasing disc sounds problematic, so I will wait for information on this one.

It's one of my favorites from 2021 personally. Have you seen Jackie from the same director? (I do see that you own it on BD). There's a certain starkness, and lack of warmth that runs through both, but they're both beautifully shot, and well-acted films, with Stewart arguably giving her best performance to date. I think both of those films pair nicely together, though Jackie being the stronger of the two.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by jugmarker

I saw this in cinema and I liked it a lot. I don't think it's comparable to the kinds of historical drama that Ammonite was. However, it is very likely that it takes a fair amount of artistic license, but I don't care at all about the royals to care how fairly they're depicted. It's not trying to be based that closely on real events. I found it more of a psychological horror film that tries to capture a sense of what Diana's emotional space might have been during the three days depicted. Also, Kristen Stewart and Timothy Spall in particular are fantastic in it. I don't think it's anywhere approaching a dumpster fire, although how you feel about pearls might make you feel differently.

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It's one of my favorites from 2021 personally. Have you seen Jackie from the same director? (I do see that you own it on BD). There's a certain starkness, and lack of warmth that runs through both, but they're both beautifully shot, and well-acted films, with Stewart arguably giving her best performance to date. I think both of those films pair nicely together, though Jackie being the stronger of the two.

I have not watched my copy of Jackie yet, no. I will give Spencer a look, though.

[motioninreverse]

1080p blu-ray or the 4K HDR iTunes stream, what do you guys think?

[AaronWilson]

Originally Posted by motioninreverse

1080p blu-ray or the 4K HDR iTunes stream, what do you guys think?

A 1080p Blu-Ray looks almost identical to a digital 4K stream. The Blu-Ray you own too. So Blu-Ray always over digital.

[Purploros]

The “top menu” trick for Panasonic players does not work on this release

[scorsese1]

Anybody know how this disc compares to the US disc as far as picture quality?

[scorsese1]

Originally Posted by scorsese1

Anybody know how this disc compares to the US disc as far as picture quality?

Bumping my post. Anybody know? Any better compression/picture quality?

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by scorsese1

Bumping my post. Anybody know? Any better compression/picture quality?

Bumping

I’ve yet to see SPENCER due to the fact the US BLU is trash.

It also got a German releasse, one has to be watchable? Right?

[CelestialAgent]

So far, the best release for extras is Eagle’s Italian release, which includes “Over 40 minutes of extra content with interviews with the cast and director”. Unsure on compression.

[3Maters]

I have the NEON 5 year boxset disc and literally can't play the movie?? The main menu is just the title with a video montage. No buttons to select and I cant even force play a title. Am I missing something here?