''Jackie'' is a 2016

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film directed by

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and written by Noah Oppenheim. The film stars

Natalie Portman Natalie Hershlag{{efn, Some Hebrew sources claim that her birth name was "Neta-Lee Hershleg" ({{langx, he, נטע-לי הרשלג) and later, her first name was Americanized to "Natalie". {{Cite news , last=Shamir , first=Oron , date=August ...

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. Peter Sarsgaard,

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, and

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also star; it was Hurt's final film released in his lifetime before his death in January 2017. It is the first film in Larraín's trilogy of iconic 20th century women, succeeded by '' Spencer'' (2021) and '' Maria'' (2024). The film follows Kennedy in the days when she was First Lady in the White House and her life immediately following the assassination of her husband,

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, in 1963. It is partly based on Theodore H. White's ''

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'' magazine interview with the widow at

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, in November 1963. The film premiered on September 7, 2016, at the

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, where it competed for the

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. It was theatrically released in the United States on December 2, 2016, by

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, to positive reviews. It received three nominations at the

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: Best Actress (for Portman), Best Original Score, and Best Costume Design.

Plot

In 1963, a week after the

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of United States President

, a journalist visits his widow Jacqueline "Jackie" Kennedy for an interview at her home in

regarding her husband's legacy. After Jackie reflects upon her 1962 televised tour of the White House, the journalist turns to inquiries about John F. Kennedy's assassination and its aftermath for Jackie and her family. She talks about events shortly prior to the assassination before describing her shock and horror in reaction. Members of the White House close to the newly sworn-in president

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and his wife Lady Bird are seen comforting Jackie in the aftermath aboard

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and Jackie's brother-in-law, Robert F. Kennedy soon appears and shares her grief, escorting her back to Washington, D.C. Jackie expresses her deep concern for the well-being of her children in adjusting to the loss of their father. Robert continues to support Jackie while dealing with his sadness and helps her in planning the funeral and looking after the family. She is seen struggling to sleep and becoming reliant on medications and alcohol. She is also seen regularly seeking spiritual counsel from a priest. Robert, along with President Johnson, Lady Bird, and members of the White House, witness the murder of

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, the president's suspected killer, by

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on live television. Robert insists that Jackie not be informed of this by anyone but himself; he will tell her when he feels the time is right. However, she finds out about it almost immediately and condemns him for withholding it from her. After

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's third birthday, Robert voices his fears to Jackie that her husband's short time as president will not be noted by future generations. After the

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, Jackie tells the priest she contemplated suicide following the assassination. She then admits to remembering what happened during the assassination and feels unbearable pain and guilt that she did not act in some way to protect her husband. As the interview ends, Jackie makes it clear that she maintains the right to control which parts of the interview may come to press and which parts are to be withheld. The film concludes with Jackie having her miscarried and stillborn children's coffins being re-interred next to her husband's grave at

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in Virginia.

Cast

A number of other historical figures are depicted in minor and non-speaking roles: Admiral George Burkley (Peter Hudson), Dr. John Walsh (John Paval), Judge Sarah T. Hughes (Vivienne Vermes), Governor John Connally (

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), Nellie Connally (Rebecca Compton), John Metzler (David DeBoy), Charles Collingwood (Stéphane Höhn),

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(Serge Onteniente),

Pablo Casals Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan: ; 29 December 187622 October 1973), known in English as Pablo Casals,Roland Pidoux),

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(Emmanuel Herault), Hugh Auchincloss (William Beaux d'Albenas), James C. Auchincloss (Nicolas Guigou), Jack Brooks (David Friszman), Toni Bradlee (Chloé Berthier), Benjamin Bradlee (Éric Soubelet),

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(Gaspard Koenig), Joan Kennedy (Mathilde Ripley),

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(Barbara Foliot),

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(Albain Venzo), Eunice Kennedy (Frédérique Adler),

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(Patrick Hamel).

Production

Development

The film's script, written by Noah Oppenheim, was conceived as an

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miniseries, covering the "four days between

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and his

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, showing Jackie at both her most vulnerable and her most graceful".

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was originally set to produce the series, but later left the project.

, not typically inclined to directing biopics, was initially hesitant to direct ''Jackie'' when he was offered the opportunity. He stated that although he did not have any history or knowledge about John F. Kennedy's assassination, he connected with Jacqueline Kennedy. Prior to directing ''Jackie'', he had only made films centering on male protagonists rather than women. Thus, ''Jackie'' is the first film that he could approach from a woman's perspective. He grew more interested in Kennedy after learning more about her. To him, her life after the assassination "had all the elements that you need for a movie: rage, curiosity, and love." Oppenheim said that the screenplay itself did not change much over the long development process, revealing, "When Pablo Larraín boarded the project, he had ideas. I wrote two or three more drafts with his guidance, but over a very condensed period of time. So while it took six years from first draft to completion, most of those six years were not active years."

Pre-production

In April 2010, it was announced that

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would star in the titular role, with

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set to direct and produce the film, from Oppenheim's script. However, both Weisz and Aronofsky dropped out after they ended their romantic relationship. The same year,

showed interest in helming the film. Then in September 2012, without a director,

started courting

to star in the film as Jacqueline "Jackie" Kennedy, hoping that her participation would bring back Aronofsky, although Portman's involvement was contingent on which director signed on. At the

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in February 2015,

was approached by Aronofsky to direct the film, after he was impressed by the former's '' The Club''. Larraín was skeptical, and asked Aronofsky why he wanted a Chilean man who was not fond of biopics to helm the film. In May 2015, Portman was confirmed to star in the film. That same month, Larraín was hired to direct the film, with Aronofsky working as a producer. By the

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, the film was officially a go. The rest of the cast – led by

and Peter Sarsgaard – were announced between May and October of the same year.

Casting

was approached to star in the film in September 2012, but her casting was not confirmed until May 2015. In preparation for the role, Portman studied Jackie Kennedy extensively by watching videos of her, repeatedly watching

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tour recordings, reading books, and listening to audiotapes of her interviews. She also read around twenty of her "pulpy" biographies, which she did not consider high literature. Her primary source was the seven-part eight-and-a-half-hour ''

'' magazine interview conducted in the early part of 1964, by

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with Kennedy. One of three interviews she gave following her husband's assassination, it was kept private throughout her life. Portman said she was intimidated at first, and her initial knowledge of Kennedy was just a "superficial understanding of ennedyas a fashion plate." But through playing her in the film, Portman gained a deeper understanding of the former first lady. While doing research, she found out that Kennedy had two personas in front of different people – a debutante in public but feisty behind closed doors. "When she was doing interviews, er voicewas a lot more girly and soft, and then when you hear her talking to Schlesinger at home, you hear the ice in the glass clinking and the voice is a little deeper and her wit comes out more, so you get this real sense of the two sides." Mimicking Jackie's ranging vocals was pivotal for Portman, since Aronofsky said "conquering Kennedy's vocals was the key to the rest of the film." Portman trained with dialect coach Tanya Blumstein, and in the beginning, had difficulty with copying Kennedy's vocals, especially on the first day of set when her initial delivery was too much. She has also said that the costumes helped her to get into character. Portman is one of many actors to have portrayed Kennedy in cinema and on television, following

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, Jaclyn Smith, Sarah Michelle Gellar,

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, Jill Hennessy,

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, Kat Steffens,

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, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Parker Posey, Blair Brown,

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, Stephanie Romanov and Minka Kelly.

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Mathilde Snodgrass had difficulty in finding an actor to play John F. Kennedy. (She chose a non-actor she saw on a French news broadcast to play Ted Kennedy.) After failing to find one in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Paris, Snodgrass began searching in northern Europe and found Danish actor Caspar Phillipson.

Filming

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on the film began in December 2015 in the

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-area studio Cité du Cinéma, where most of the interior scenes were shot. Production designer Rabasse and set decorator Melery oversaw replication of the White House rooms. In February 2016, production moved to

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, where JFK's funeral procession scenes were filmed.

Music

Mica Levi composed the film's accompanying score.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on September 7, 2016. It also screened at the

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on September 11, 2016, winning the festival's

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acquired U.S distribution rights to the film, setting it for a December 9, 2016 release; other interested studios included

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, and

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. It was later moved up a week to December 2.

Home media

''Jackie'' was released on

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, and digital download by

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on March 7, 2017.

Reception

Box office

''Jackie'' grossed $14 million in the United States and Canada and $22.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $36.6 million.

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opened ''Jackie'' in a

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in five theaters across the United States on December 2, 2016. In

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, it screened at the Arclight Hollywood and the Landmark West L.A., while in

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, it played at AMC Lincoln Square, Cinema 1,2,3, and the Landmark Sunshine. It grossed $275,000 during its opening weekend (a per-theater average of $55,000), finishing 20th at the box office.

Critical response

''Jackie'' received near-unanimous praise from critics, with Portman's performance being widely acclaimed. On

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website

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, the film has an approval rating of 87% based on 348 reviews, with an average rating of 7.91/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Jackie'' offers an alluring peek into a beloved American public figure's private world — and an enthralling starring performance from Natalie Portman in the bargain." On

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, the film has a score of 81 out of 100, based on 52 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". David Rooney of ''

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'' gave the film a highly positive review, writing that the film is "Extraordinary in its piercing intimacy and lacerating in its sorrow." Guy Lodge of ''

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'' also gave the film a highly positive review, writing that "Chilean helmer Pablo Larraín makes an extraordinary English-lingo debut with this daring, many-leveled portrait of history's favorite First Lady." Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com, however, gave the film two-and-a-half out of four stars, criticizing the film's frame narrative and stating that it is "not ultimately necessary (few are, alas) because... we have already seen everything both of them might have had to say illustrated, in a more immediate and often wrenching way, by the flashbacks", which "constitute a second, far superior film, one that has the shock of revelation".

Historical accuracy

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'' commentator Anna Parks criticized the film's negative portrayal of Jackie's relationship with

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and

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. She noted that letters, as well as a taped phone conversation between President Johnson and Jackie, which occurred on December 2, 1963, showed that the former first lady and the Johnsons were cooperating well. The film depicts Jackie informing her two children, Caroline and John Jr., of their father's death. In reality, Caroline was informed of her father's death by her nanny, Maud Shaw, the evening of the assassination.Heymann, pp. 110–114.

Accolades

References

External links

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Official screenplay
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