Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)
- Directed by
- Tim Fywell
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 36 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film shows the split between the public star Marilyn Monroe and the private woman Norma Jean Dougherty. It uses dream-like scenes where the two versions of her appear together and sometimes clash.
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What happens
Norma Jean & Marilyn is a 1996 American biographical drama television film directed by Tim Fywell and written by Jill Isaacs, based on the 1985 book Goddess, the Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe by Anthony Summers. The film stars Ashley Judd as Norma Jean Dougherty and Mira Sorvino as Marilyn Monroe. It premiered on HBO on May 18, 1996. The tagline for the highly fictionalized film summarizes the plot: "Marilyn Monroe was our fantasy. Norma Jean was her reality." In dream-like scenes, Monroe and her former self appear together, with Norma Jean sometimes taunting Monroe. The original music score was composed by Christopher Young. The film was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, each including for both lead actresses. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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