Kristen Stewart woos Venice as Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’
The Hindu
Critics at the Venice film festival are already tipping her as a likely Oscar contender for the Pablo Larrain film
U.S. actress Kristen Stewart’s interpretation of Princess Diana in “Spencer” got a warm reception at the Venice film festival, where it premieres on Friday, with some critics already tipping her as a likely Oscar contender. . Chilean director Pablo Larrain follows a transformative Stewart as the troubled princess reluctantly joining the royals for a three-day Christmas gathering at Sandringham House, as her marriage to Prince Charles breaks down.
The ongoing Print Biennale Exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, unfolds as a journey far beyond India’s borders, tracing artistic lineages shaped by revolution and resistance across Latin America and nNorthern Africa. Presented as a collateral event of the Third Print Biennale of India, the exhibition features a selection from the Boti Llanes family collection, initiated by Dr Llilian Llanes, recipient of Cuba’s National Award for Cultural Research, and curated in India by her daughter, Liliam Mariana Boti Llanes. Bringing together the works of 48 printmaking artists from regions including Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, the exhibition is rooted in the socio-political upheavals of the 1980s and 1990s. It shows printmaking as both a political and creative tool, with works that weave stories across countries and continents.












