Become Marilyn: Special evening Monroe on Arte
Men prefer blondes will be followed by the captivating documentary narrated using the actress’s memories.
2022 marked the 60th anniversary of the disappearance of Marilyn Monroe. A sad anniversary, which had given the star more than ever to the front of the scene. Arte had then shared a captivating documentary on her career entitled Become Marilyn. He will come back tonight after Men prefer blondes,, One of the success of the star.
In 1953, Howard Hawks staged Marilyn Jane Russell and Charles Coburn in this musical film called to become cult: since his release, he has continued to be cited, recycled by pop culture, from Moulin Rouge!from Baz Luhrmann, to Madonna’s clips.
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Michèle Dominici, who had already signed a captivating feminist documentary for the channel (The forgotten story of housewives), then tells how, at 12, the teenager discovered that she was 17 and that she caught the eyes of men.
Dreaming of becoming an actress, this abandoned child, already terribly lucid, will gradually turn into another person. Norma Jeane will gradually fade, to the rhythm of fashion photos, then blond dyes and painful surgical operations, giving way to Marilyn, who will become a myth. An undeniable male fantasy.
But at what price? This is the question posed by this documentary, whose power comes mainly from the strong words of the young woman, illustrated by archive images of the time, but also sometimes of extracts from more recent films which demonstrate the still important impact that the course of this actress in Hollywood had.
Become Marilyn will be Visible free of charge on Arte.tv until June 2025.
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