My Week with Marilyn (2011) (original) (raw)

Colin Clark met Marilyn Monroe while working as a young assistant on Laurence Olivier's "The Prince and the Showgirl." When Marilyn experienced emotional difficulties during shooting, the 23-year-old third assistant director came to her aid and romance developed. But one week of honesty and fun was not enough to save the doomed star from self-destruction.

Colin Clark met Marilyn Monroe while working as a young assistant on Laurence Olivier's "The Prince and the Showgirl." When Marilyn experienced emotional difficulties during shooting, the 23-year-old third assistant director came to her aid and romance developed. But one week of honesty and fun was not enough to save the doomed star from self-destruction. (less)

Director: Simon Curtis
Writer: Adrian Hodges
Starring: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Watson, Judi Dench, Julia Ormond
Producers: David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Simon Curtis, Christine Langan, Colin Vaines, Bob Weinstein

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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 22, 2011

7 / 10

Marilyn Monroe has been the subject of numerous bio-pics and documentaries, leaving the filmmakers behind �My Week with Marilyn� at a tremendous disadvantage. However, this production has something extraordinary to assist in their characterization: intimacy. Adapting Colin Clark�s experiences working on the 1957 comedy �The Prince and the Showgirl,� the feature offers a lightweight but knowing look at the excitement, seduction, and caution that followed Monroe wherever she went. Eschewing a rigid, extensive recollection of personality for some melancholy fluff, �My Week with Marilyn� hits all ...read more...

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