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Blonde (2022)

Director: Andrew Dominik

Synopsis[]

A fictionalized chronicle of the inner life of Marilyn Monroe (Ana de Armas).

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Trivia[]

  1. The first NC-17 film of this decade.
  2. According to Andrew Dominik, the script contains little dialogue and he has described the film as being an "avalanche of images and events."
  3. Ana de Armas spent nine months trying to perfect the voice of Marilyn Monroe.
  4. Netflix asked the director to tone down the sexual content. Regardless, the film received an NC-17 rating for it.
  5. When questioned about the NC-17 rating of this film, director Andrew Dominik stated "It's a demanding film. If the audience doesn't like it, that's the f-king audience's problem. I'm not running for public office."
  6. Naomi Watts and Jessica Chastain were both attached to star as Marilyn Monroe at different times but both ended up dropping out.
  7. When the lead role was offered to Jessica Chastain, it was Brad Pitt (who is a producer on this film and co-starred with Chastain in The Tree of Life (2011) who convinced her to take the role. Chastain subsequently dropped out.
  8. Ana de Armas' dog Elvis plays the role of Marilyn's dog.
  9. Andrew Dominik's first narrative film since Killing Them Softly (2012).
  10. Adam Robinson was the film's only editor. However, Netflix later hired Jennifer Lame (editor of Christopher Nolan's Tenet (2020)) for additional edits, likely to reduce the sexual content in the film.
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