I thought that we were making a movie mostly about identity.

And then in the process, I realized that we were making a movie about motherhood.

Hello and welcome back to The Directors' Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.

Today's episode takes us behind the scenes of director Pablo Lorraine's new biographical drama, Spencer.

Set years after the fairy tale wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, when the bliss has grown cold and rumors of affairs have found, the film picks up the true story on one

Christmas holiday, as Diana wrestles with the pivotal decision of whether or not to leave.

In addition to Spencer, Mr. Lorraine's directorial credits include the feature

films, Emma, Jackie, Neruda, and The Club, episodes of the miniseries, Story, and episodes

of the television series, Homemade. Following a recent screening of the film at the DGA Theater

in New York,

Mr. Lorraine spoke with fellow director Rebecca Miller about filming Spencer.

Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

So, Pablo, tell me, I'm so curious about the, where should we begin?

The process of, first of all, deciding this was a subject

that you were interested in. How did that happen? Well, it's my mother probably the first

approach to Diana. So as I grew up, my mother was very into her.

And then when she died in 1997, my mom was really sad,

and I thought it was quite weird.

My mom and I lived in Santiago in Chile, so it's kind of far.

And then I realized that my mom was one person among millions around the world.

I grew up very curious, and I sort of felt that there was a huge mystery around that woman.

And then I did Jackie before.

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