Nicole Kidman responds to royal Grace of Monaco criticism
Nicole Kidman has responded to criticism from Prince Albert Of Monaco and his sisters after they blasted the actress' depiction of their mother, Grace Kelly, in her new film Grace Of Monaco.
The Prince and princesses Stephanie and Caroline released a statement last week (ends04May14), criticizing the film, in which Kidman portrays the Hollywood actress-turned-European royal as she transitions from movies to affairs of state after marrying Monaco's Prince Rainier III in 1956.
Her children have called the film, which will open the Cannes Film
Festival in France next week (14May14), a "farce" with "dubious
historical references", insisting it should not be classified as a
biopic.
Kidman understands why the royals are angry but insists the film is
not being touted as a biopic, telling Britain's Daily Mail, "I know
they're upset. I would be too, if it were my mother. It's a child's
job to protect their parent. In that regard, I get it. I get why
the children are upset.
"I can't say much other than that I have a great respect and regard
for their mother. It's not meant to be a biopic. I certainly did my
best to honor everything that was real and truthful in it...
there's a fairytale aspect to it, which is why it isn't a
biopic."