Marilyn — My Week With
Glamorous but melancholic. It captures the magic and tragedy of Monroe — the industry’s fascination with her, and her own fragility.
Michelle Williams is Marilyn — not just the icon, but the insecure, brilliant, lonely woman behind the breathy voice. She earned an Oscar nomination (and won a Golden Globe). Kenneth Branagh is also fantastic as an exasperated Laurence Olivier. my week with marilyn
During the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), a young Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) works as a third assistant director. He gets drawn into Marilyn Monroe’s (Michelle Williams) chaotic, vulnerable world as she struggles with fame, anxiety, and her marriage to Arthur Miller — and they share a brief, intense, week-long connection. Glamorous but melancholic
“You don’t have to be good for me, Marilyn. I’m not the audience.” She earned an Oscar nomination (and won a Golden Globe)
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A moving, beautifully acted portrait of a screen legend in crisis — and the young man who saw her as a person, not just a star. 7.5/10