Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in Pablo Larraín's Intimate Portrait

Pablo Larraín's film 'Jackie' opens with the three gunshots that killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Rather than a conventional biopic, the Chilean director presents an intimate portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy, focusing on her trauma and fragility in the days following the assassination. Natalie Portman plays the First Lady, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Portman described the role as terrifying but was drawn to Larraín's vision of avoiding a classic biopic. Larraín, who took over the project from Darren Aronofsky, said being non-American helped him focus on the woman rather than history. The film emphasizes Jackie's determination to give JFK a funeral comparable to Lincoln's, ensuring his ideals would endure. It is Larraín's first female-led film and aims to present Jackie as a mysterious figure not to be solved but interpreted. The movie runs 99 minutes and is distributed by Lucky Red.