My Week with Marilyn
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In the summer of 1956, 23-year-old Colin Clark, determined to make his way in the film business, worked as a lowly assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that famously united Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. When his diary account was published, one week was missing. This
… More »In the summer of 1956, 23-year-old Colin Clark, determined to make his way in the film business, worked as a lowly assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that famously united Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. When his diary account was published, one week was missing. This is the story of that week: an idyll in which he escorted a Monroe desperate to get away from Hollywood hangers-on and the pressures of work.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2011
Based on the diaries by Colin Clark
Special features: the untold story of an American icon featurette ; feature commentary soundtrack with director Simon Curtis
DVD ; NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
DVD ; NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
DVD ; NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
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Add a QuoteI am and will always be a Michelle Williams fan. Been watching a lot of her films lately. I think it all started with that Sarah Polly directed film.
Sir Laurence Olivier (to Colin Clark): "Remember boy... When it comes to women, you're never too old for humiliation."
Milton Greene (to Colin Clark): "That's what she does, she breaks hearts. She'll break yours."
Sir Laurence Olivier: "Marilyn, my darling, you are an angel, and I kiss the hem of your garment, but why can't you get here on time, for the love of F*CK?" Marilyn Monroe: "Oh, you have that word in England too, huh?"
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Add a CommentWatchable adaptation of one man's recollections of working on the film "The Price and The Showgirl." Michelle Williams has the daunting task of portraying Marilyn Monroe; occasionally she gets it right. Kenneth Brannagh is a great actor but I never once thought he was Laurence Olivier; Eddie Redmayne and the supporting cast are uniformly good.
nice movie, michelle williams is great
really good!
great supporting cast. Michelle Williams at times did appear to look and act like Marilyn. Which would be hard to do, because Marilyn Monroe really was "a one of a kind".
A sweet story -- I wish I had realized it was a book first as I would probably have preferred reading it. Michelle Williams is believable as Marilyn (surprised me)!
This movie was great Michelle Willaims did a great job.
The film was decent. Certainly not a blockbuster, but decent. Very good acting - Branagh is top quality, Dench as well. Eddie Redmayne was excellent as the protagonist, Colin Clark. Quite a mind blowing experience for a 23 year old young man... to fall under the spell of THE blonde 'bombshell' of all blonde bombshells... Michelle Williams was very, very good at her portrayal. It was a daunting role to be selected for. Very intimidating. She obviously researched Marilyn's idiosyncrasies extensively. Her posture, her manner, the way she moved, her voice. And while Williams is an attractive woman, and I mean no offense - she's NO Marilyn Monroe. I guess I'd be hugely critical of anyone assuming the role, because I would constantly be aware that it's just that - an actor. Sinatra, Elvis, etc. Same category. They were larger than life, one of a kind. That being said, it was still a decent movie. (Trivia: Olivier and Branagh both directed and starred in film adaptations of Shakespeare's Henry V in '44 and '89, respectively. I wouldn't be surprised if Branagh fought hard for this part.)
I really wanted to love this movie, Michelle Williams is one of the most talented actresses of her generation. Though she's very good, if you look at her performance as 'inspired' by Marilyn, in that context, she's extraordinary, but she's not Marilyn. She's directed to pose to much. As for the movie, the script is cliche ridden depicting way to many reenactments of the film, 'Prince and the Showgirl' which is a big mistake and the editing is clunky. Also, Kenneth Branaugh and Julia Ormond are so miscast as Olivier and Vivian Leigh, they're unrecognizable characters. Surely there could have been other British actors that could've played those roles? The best movie on the subject of Monroe is Marilyn:The Untold Story. From 1980, and ABC tv movie starring the wonderful Catherine Hicks, unfortunately, you cant rent it or buy it, ugh! Look for it on midnight tv movies.
It got good reviews but not as good as I was expecting. An interesting story and a fairly accurate insight, I suspect, into the character of a superstar.
good