Blonde

2022
NC-17
2h 47m

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5.5/10

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The story of American actress Marilyn Monroe, covering her love and professional lives.The story of American actress Marilyn Monroe, covering her love and professional lives.The story of American actress Marilyn Monroe, covering her love and professional lives.

Director
- Andrew Dominik
Writers
- Andrew Dominik
- Joyce Carol Oates
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

74K

YOUR RATING

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1,342

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Director
- Andrew Dominik
Writers
- Andrew Dominik
- Joyce Carol Oates
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 12 wins & 36 nominations total

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Oscars 2023 Best Actress Nominees

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The Rise of Ana de Armas

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Blonde: I Didn't Think You Were Ever Coming Back (Latin America Market Subtitled)

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Blonde: Por Que Ana De Armas Como Marilyn? (Spanish/Spain Subtitled)

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Trivia
This film is based on the 2000 novel "Blonde" by Joyce Carol Oates, which is a fictionalized account inspired by the life of Marilyn Monroe, not an actual biography. Oates insisted that the novel is a work of fiction that should not be regarded as a biography. Oates said that she didn't have anything to do with the making of this film, though once in a while, director Andrew Dominik would get in contact with her, and that she was given an almost-final cut in 2020 and she has praised the film ever since. The novel had been previously adapted into a two-part miniseries: Blonde (2001), starring Poppy Montgomery as Monroe.

Goofs
Marilyn greets the Secret Service agents at her door with: "You were expecting maybe Mother Teresa?" Mother Teresa had not gained international recognition in 1962. It's highly doubtful Marilyn would have known who she was.

Quotes
Norma Jeane: Marilyn doesn't exist. When I come out of my dressing room, I'm Norma Jeane. I'm still her when the camera is rolling. Marilyn Monroe only exists on the screen.

Connections
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Soundtracks
Ev'ry Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy
Written by Lester Lee and Allan Roberts

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Review

Featured review

2/10

Exploitive and flat

Three hours of sheer boredom with the whole focus of the film being on Norma Jean's father who abandoned her mother before she was born. Nothing new on offer. A lot of nude shots, Marilyn calling her husbands "Daddy" the babies she couldn't have, her intelligence got short shrift and her drug taking a huge focus, fed by her handlers.

John F. Kennedy, the womanizer, is depicted in a particularly revolting scene.

Shock value ruled the day and nothing new was added.

Totally disappointing and the words that comes to mind are crude and vulgar. Good imitative performance from Ana.

But not worth a re-watch or an award of any kind.

2/10.