Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

September. 20,2022      
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

How did Marilyn Monroe become one of the greatest sex symbols of all time? What drove a prudish little Californian girl, who was not especially pretty nor exceptionally talented, to become this incredibly striking platinum blonde superstar? How did she become the icon capable of balancing innocence with raw sensuality, whilst continuing to captivate the masses to this day? How did she achieve this? And what price did she pay?

Marilyn Monroe as  Self (archive footage)
Joe DiMaggio as  Self (archive footage)
Donna Corcoran as  Self (archive footage)
Jean Harlow as  Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt as  Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple as  Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

Reptileenbu
2022/09/20

Did you people see the same film I saw?

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Curapedi
2022/09/21

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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Zandra
2022/09/22

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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Cheryl
2022/09/23

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

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