Shrouded in mystery for months, we are finally shown some scenes of Nicole Kidman’s Grace of Monaco. Last Fall there was a teaser movie trailer and in January of this year a ‘teaser’ movie poster was presented with the announcement that Grace of Monaco will have the honor to open the Cannes Film Festival. (See all the latest news)
Now we are presented with not only a new official movie trailer, but also a new movie poster and many more photos.
Set in 1962, six years after her celebrated Wedding of the Century, GRACE OF MONACO is an intimate snapshot of a year in the life of the twentieth century’s most iconic Princess – Grace Kelly – as she strived to reconcile her past and her present, a yearning for a return to the big screen with her newfound role as a mother of two, monarch of a European principality and wife to Prince Ranier III.
While contemplating overtures from Alfred Hitchcock to return to her career in Hollywood, Grace found herself plunged into a personal crisis when Rainier’s modernization of an ailing Monaco was halted by Charles de Gaulle – the French President – and his attempts to not only impose French taxation on Monaco, but reclaim the principality for France by force.
The full-blown international crisis and impending French invasion that loomed – would pose a crisis not just for her family, her marriage and her country, but in Grace’s private life. It would become the moment in which a cinematic icon, an American far from home, would have to face a tough decision – return to her celebrated status as a movie star, globally loved and adored, or accept that she will never act again, embrace her new role and her new identity, her duty to her husband, her children, and the world’s second smallest country that has now become her home.
Grace of Monaco is a real-life fairytale, a sweeping romance, a portrait of the cinematic legend of Princess Grace and a realization that love is much more than a passion, but an obligation.
The film was originally scheduled for release at the end of November 2013. Its delay led to fears of its quality, but those fears were put to bed once the film was granted the honor of opening the Cannes Film Festival. However, after the bad reviews, the future of the movie, particularly in the USA became a question. (Eventually released on May 25, 2015) See the latest release dates and news.
