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'Grace of Monaco' to be released on Lifetime
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The Nicole Kidman-starrer Grace Of Monaco, the Grace Kelly biopic that opened the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, won’t be getting a theatrical release in the U.S. Instead, the pic will premiere on Lifetime on May 25 — the day after Cannes wraps its 2015 edition.
It’s the latest twist in the tale of what was supposed to be a tentpole biopic of one of France’s (and America’s) most iconic movie stars and her rise from actress to royalty. Instead, battles over cuts to the film between U.S. distributor The Weinstein Company and director Olivier Dahan, as well as protests from the Monaco royal family over the depiction of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier, mired the film, which was only released theatrically overseas.
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The May 25 premiere date announced today does make what is now a TV movie eligible for the Emmys.
Strangely, this isn’t the first time a Kidman-topped Cannes title is bypassing theatrical release. The 2012 Philip Kaufman-directed biopic Hemingway & Gellhorn starring Kidman and Clive Owen premiered in the States on HBO. It was nominated for 15 Emmys — including Actress, Actor and Director noms — and won two.
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