Love, Marilyn (2012)★ 7.2/10
- Documentary
- Biography
Directed by: Liz Garbus
Written by: Liz Garbus, Marilyn Monroe, Billy Wilder, Elia Kazan, Truman Capote
Modern day celebrities interpret excerpts from memoirs written by people who knew Marilyn Monroe as well as her recently discovered personal journals and letters.
- Original title
- Love, Marilyn
- Storyline
- Of all the stars in Hollywood's history, no one had a more potent mix of glamor and tragedy than Marilyn Monroe. Through performed readings of her personal papers, this film explores the life and personal thoughts of this seminal movie star and how she achieved her dream with determination and audacity. Furthermore, through additional readings and interviews of her colleagues and acquaintances, we also follow her emotional self-destruction under the sexist pressures of Hollywood until her premature death in 1962.
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 2,088
- Companies
- Diamond Girl Productions, Sol's Luncheonette, StudioCanal, Showgate, A Contracorriente Films, Albatros Film, Film1, HBO Documentary Films, Home Box Office (HBO), Madman Entertainment
- Release dates
- CA September 12, 2012
- US October 4, 2012
- SE November 16, 2012
- IL January 17, 2013
- GB February 15, 2013
- RS February 24, 2013
- HK May 16, 2013
- ES May 30, 2013
- DE August 1, 2013
- IS September 28, 2013
- IT September 30, 2013
- BR October 1, 2013
- JP October 5, 2013
- IE October 18, 2013
- AU November 6, 2013
- TW December 13, 2013