A great deal has been written about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr on that fateful day in November of 1963. The image of his body slumped across his wife’s lap in the backseat of the convertible as the motorcade made its slow procession along the Dallas street has been imprinted in the world’s memory. History books, documentaries, TV shows and films have all told their versions of what happened before, during and after the gunshots were fired. InĀ Jackie, director Pablo Larrain (with a screenplay by Noah Oppenheim) gives us a new insight into the mind of the woman whose blood-soaked suit haunts American history to this day.
Being First Lady is no simple task. There is no job description and the only way to get it is if your husband happens to be the President. With two small children in tow and in an era when media publicity and televisions were only just becoming commonplace, Jackie Kennedy (Natalie Portman) brought glamour to the White House. She gave a televised tour of “the People’s House” proudly but nervously with the help of White House Social Secretary, Nancy Tuckerman (Greta Gerwig). Continue reading