Jackie (2016)

Directed by

Pablo Larraín

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Chile, France, United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2,446 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A close look at Jacqueline Kennedy in the days just after President John F. Kennedy's assassination. It follows her dealing with grief and making arrangements for his funeral.

somberintimateslow-pacedmelancholicvisually polishedrestrainedreflectivepoignant

What happens

Jackie is a 2016 historical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Noah Oppenheim. The film stars Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy. Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, and John Hurt also star; it was Hurt's final film released in his lifetime before his death in January 2017. It is the first film in Larraín's trilogy of iconic 20th century women, succeeded by Spencer (2021) and Maria (2024). The film follows Kennedy in the days when she was First Lady in the White House and her life immediately following the assassination of her husband, United States President John F. Kennedy, in 1963. It is partly based on Theodore H. White's Life magazine interview with the widow at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, in November 1963. The film premiered on September 7, 2016, at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. It was theatrically released in the United States on December 2, 2016, by Fox Searchlight Pictures, to positive reviews. It received three nominations at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Actress (for Portman), Best Original Score, and Best Costume Design. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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