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My Week With Marilyn is the true story of a star-struck boy who falls in love with the biggest celebrity in the world, Marilyn Monroe. 23 year-old Colin Clark was determined to break into the film business and his first job was The Prince and The Showgirl - the film that was set to be the smash hit of the year famously uniting the biggest stars of the day, Marilyn Monroe and Sir Laurence Olivier. On honeymoon in Britain with her new husband, Arthur Miller, Marilyn is excited about the project but quickly becomes desperate to run away from her Hollywood entourage, the pressures of work and the press who hound her. For Marilyn, Colin is a welcome antidote and he offers her everything she craves when, together, they escape the film set to get closer in an idyllic Britain. (Entertainment in Video)
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Somehow, I can’t get over Marilyn’s behavior. I must admit that people really treated each other this way back then, but all of Marilyn’s good mood stemmed from drugs and everything else hinged on that. The film stands and falls by Marilyn, who was portrayed perfectly by Michelle Williams, but to be honest, I liked watching Emma Watson more. And that’s something considering she had a very secondary role in the movie. Even so, I must admit that it’s a proper piece of filmmaking, properly British. It has the typical British gallantry, which is nice and pleasant, but it can easily bore you to sleep.
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How did it actually work with Marilyn Monroe? What was she like in private? What was she like on set? There are many rumors and truths circulating, and "My Week with Marilyn" showcases the legendary actress in a light that not every viewer may know, especially if they have never familiarized themselves with her biographies. This is actually a biographical film. The main character is not Marilyn directly, but rather the third assistant director Colin Clark, played by Eddie Redmayne ("Black Death"). Colin Clark is a real person, the author of the original story, and the man who actually met Marilyn and spent that titular "week" with her. He met Marilyn during the filming of the undemanding comedy "The Prince and the Showgirl," directed by Laurence Olivier, in which Marilyn was supposed to play the lead role alongside him. For this reason, the American beauty had to move temporarily to England and come to terms with the fact that Laurence Olivier is a very demanding creator and does not let himself be influenced too much by her whims, unlike many sycophants. The film beautifully captures Marilyn's moodiness, how easily she was influenced by fools, and how difficult it was to work with her. She would come to the set late, couldn't remember her lines, and when she didn't feel like it, she simply didn't show up at all. Kenneth Branagh got the role of the legend Laurence Olivier, which is somewhat ironic. Olivier was also a well-known Shakespearean actor and director, just like Branagh. Their works are often compared. With this film, their destinies became intertwined. The film stands on the actors and their abilities. Michelle Williams confirms that she is no longer just a girl from "Dawson's Creek," but a character actress who we will still hear about. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/08/lode-stud-zoo-marylin-pulnoc-v-parizi.html
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I love Marilyn Monroe as a symbol of Hollywood, so I couldn't under any circumstances miss a film that explores a very interesting phase of her tumultuous life. The acting was amazing and convincing, especially Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh. The 1950s styling was very believable, as was the production design. All in all, a very well made film, but one that was still a little short of perfection.
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Colin Clark and his books "The Prince, the Showgirl and Me: the Colin Clark Diaries" (1995) and "My Week with Marilyn" (2000) are mere local phenomena. This is classic British parasitism of Hollywood. The film version of this story is exactly the same - this is how a movie could be made about any movie a Hollywood star made outside the U.S. (what she ate, who fell in love with her, what her husband said...). It’s really an inferior genre. Never mind that we have a fine cast here, represented by names such as Julia Ormond, Derek Jacobi, Judi Dench, and Kenneth Branagh. We also get youth favorites Eddie Redmayne, Emma Watson, and Michelle Williams (whose interpretation of Monroe is questionable, to say the least). The Prince and the Showgirl was the first project of Marilyn Monroe Productions, so Monroe brought not only her name, the star couple Monroe-Miller, but also money to England, and it is therefore unrealistic to make a film about her as someone whose presence was suffered on the set.
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It's been a long time since I've enjoyed an acting performance as much as I have here in the case of Michelle Williams. She may lack the sexy sparkle of the real Marilyn Monroe, but she has perfectly nailed her gestures, poses and acting mannerisms, and the many film awards she has won for it are well deserved.
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