"Spencer" is in the news in part because it could lead to Kristen Stewart's first Oscar win. (If she does win, I think she'll be the first openly gay leading actress to claim an Oscar. Yes, Jodie Foster has two Oscars--but Foster was secretive when she won. It's only recently that Foster's public persona has changed.) "Spencer" is a fable "drawn from a true tragedy," and it begins with Di unmoored, on the road. She enters a cafe to ask, "Where the fuck am I?" It's clearly a metaphysical question, not just a literal question. The cafe patrons cannot bring themselves to speak; they actually can't make words with their mouths. Having corrected her own course, Di is moved by a scarecrow from her childhood. She studies the scarecrow, then veers left to the palace. You have to weigh yourself before and after Christmas--to prove you enjoyed yourself with a weight gain of at least three pounds. This seems especially cruel because...