Ana de Armas transformed into Marilyn Monroe for her next film: Blonde. This installment, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, will arrive on Netflix on September 23 and will show us the life of the actress both on and off the screen. Read more, in this note!
We continue with the biographical films or biopics of world celebrities. Last week we talked about the madonna and who was the actress who could play her and now it’s time to Marilyn Monroe, a Hollywood icon. The person in charge of putting herself in the shoes of the actress, singer and model is Anne of Arms and, thanks to the first trailer, we see that the choice could not have been better. Blonde arrives at Netflix The 23th of September.
Written and directed by Andrew Dominic, Blonde It is based on the best-selling novel by Joyce Carol Oates and explore the life of Marilyn Monroe both on and off screen. In addition to showing us part of her glamorous career in Hollywood, the film will also focus on her childhood as norma jeanne and how was his transformation to one of the most sought after celebrities in the world.
The synopsis notes that the film “boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From his volatile childhood as norma jeannegoing through his rise to stardom and his romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening divide between his public and private selves“.
The trailer, in addition to showing us how similar it is Anne of Arms a Marilyn Monroe (not only physically, but also in the way of speaking), presents us with some of the most iconic moments in the life of the famous actress. From the popular white dress taken from Seven Year Itcheven his interpretation of Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend in the 1953 musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
In addition to Ana de Armas, Blonde has a cast consisting of Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel, Evan Williams, Scoot McNairy, Garret Dillahunt Y Lucy DeVito. The film is produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon Y Scott Robertsonwith Christina Oh as executive producer.
Something that caught the attention of many is that this film has an NC-17 rating, which means that it is considered “too adult” for people 17 years of age or younger. You can have violence, sex, aberrant behavior, drug abuse, among other things. That is why Blonde was promoted as the first “adults only” film of Netflix.
Regarding your ranking, Dominic he told Netflix’s Queue: “The movie is sincere. It is made with love, with good intentions. But at the same time she is full of rage. I seem to get into these situations where people find me provocative, but it’s never what I’m trying to do. I’m just trying to say it as clearly as I can. My ambition is to make you fall in love with Marilyn”.
In the same interview, the director clarified that imagining what could have happened behind closed doors gave him the opportunity to delve into the inner psyche of Monroe. “She is deeply traumatized and that trauma requires a split between a public self and a private self, which is everyone’s story, but with a famous person, which often plays out publicly, it can cause additional trauma.”said Dominic. “The film is very concerned with the relationship with itself and with this other personality, Marilynwhich is both her armor and what threatens to consume her.”.
Secondly, Anne of Arms He remarked that the director’s ambitions were very clear from the beginning: “present a version of the life of Marilyn Monroe through his lens”. “I wanted the world to experience what it really feels like to not just be Marilynbut also Norma Jeanne. I found it to be the most daring, unapologetic, feminist version of her story that I had ever seen.” said of weapons.
The preparation of Anne of Arms to become Monroe It was based on spending almost three hours on hair and makeup every morning of shooting and studying the Hollywood icon a lot. “I read the novel JoyceI studied hundreds of photographs, videos, audio recordings, movies, everything I could get my hands on. Each scene is inspired by an existing photograph. We carefully examined every detail of the photo and discussed what was happening in it. The first question was always: ‘What was I feeling Norma Jeane ahere?’ We wanted to tell the human side of his story. Fame is what turned Marilyn the most visible person in the world, but it also made Rule in the most invisible”, explained the actress.
“Our film is not linear or conventional; is meant to be a sensory and emotional experience”, described of weapons. On the other hand, he added: “The film moves along with his feelings and his experiences. There are times when we are inside his body and mind, and this will give the audience a chance to experience what it was like to be Rule Y Marilyn at the same time”.
Luckily, we don’t have to wait that long to see Anne of Arms What Marilyn Monroe. Blonde arrives at Netflix The 23th of September.