Beautifully done documentary covers Grace Kelly's transition from Hollywood royalty to Monaco royalty. Cutting into the glamor are a number of harsh realities-her father's negative feelings about her seeking an acting career, the 250 unsuccessful auditions before her career officially began, the initial negative feelings of some in Monaco who questioned the propriety of their prince marrying an American movie star (and who later came to embrace her in her role), the sometime tedium of performing her official role as princess, which she took seriously, the paparazzi, and of course her death due to having a stroke while driving on a hairpin curve.
While showing all this, the documentary sustains an upbeat tone, with many film clips of her as a fun friend and caring mother and loving wife. A dozen relatives and former friends bear witness to the fine person and friend she was to them. It was not quite the fairy tale life I was expecting, but it comes across as a very full life that was tragically cut short.
While showing all this, the documentary sustains an upbeat tone, with many film clips of her as a fun friend and caring mother and loving wife. A dozen relatives and former friends bear witness to the fine person and friend she was to them. It was not quite the fairy tale life I was expecting, but it comes across as a very full life that was tragically cut short.
