Becoming Marilyn

August. 07,2022      
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Marilyn wasn't born Marilyn, she became it. This unique portrait reveals her in her own words: a lucid and determined woman, shifting image of the diktats that still define feminity.

Marilyn Monroe as  Self (archive)
Agnès Jaoui as  Narrator

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Reviews

Alicia
2022/08/07

I love this movie so much

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SpuffyWeb
2022/08/08

Sadly Over-hyped

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Odelecol
2022/08/09

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Lidia Draper
2022/08/10

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

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