Diana: The Rose Conspiracy
Diana, The Rose Conspiracy is a 2005 short film directed by Uruguayan media artist Martin Sastre.[1] It is based on a fictional day when the world discovers Lady Di did not die in Paris and has a new undercover life in a dangerous cantegril on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay.[2] The film was shot on a real Uruguayan slum along with parts of Montevideo with a Lady Di impersonator, an English teacher from Sao Paulo, [sa named Denise Watson, and it was selected as one of the best works by the Italian Art Critics Association at the Venice Biennale.[3] After the first public screening it provoked false media headlines about Diana, Princess of Wales alive in Uruguay.[4] This film can only be seen in museums such as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, private collections and other art spaces.
References
- Bravo, Issues 107-112. D'Avila Comunicações Ltda. 2006. p. 19.
- "Vídeo do artista Martín Sastre revive Lady Di em favela uruguaia". Terra (in Portuguese). August 24, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- Ezabella, Fernanda (2008-08-24). "Vídeo do artista Martín Sastre revive Lady Di em favela uruguaia" (in Portuguese). UOL Entretenimento. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- "Lady Di vive en Uruguay" (in Spanish). infobae.com. 2007-04-02. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2009-04-09.