Episode 54: Marilyn Beyond Blonde

The Brattle Film Podcast - A podcast by The Brattle Theater, Ian Brownell, Ivy Moylan, Ned Hinkle, Alissa Darsa

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Andrew Dominik’s contentious new film Blonde, an ahistorical biopic anti-fantasy about Marilyn Monroe provides plenty of fodder for a lively discussion about the film and the legendary actress at its center. We take a deep dive into many of Marilyn’s movies, her status as an icon of cinema and of womanhood, and why so many people still feel so passionately about her after all these years.