Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), a young film student, manages to wangle himself a job on Sir Laurence Olivier's (Kenneth Branagh) set during the shooting of The Prince and the Showgirl. He becomes completely absorbed and totally infatuated with the star of the film, the legendary blonde bombshell; Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams). What ensues is a fascinating insight into Monroe's world, both from her own perspective and those of the people around her; her followers, fans and her work colleagues. While Olivier and his team are desperately trying to make things run... smoothly, dealing with her excessive demands and lack of acting ability, we see Marilyn herself struggling with her inner demons, trying to cope with fame, beauty, her insecurity and her desperation to become a better actress. Our snapshot of Marilyn's private feelings (she had recently married Arthur Miller) are provided by Colin's brief closeness to her as she allows him access to her inner thoughts for a short while during the making of the film. Williams received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for her performance in this film; delivering a sensitive, anguished, believably realistic portrayal throughout. Heart-rending stuff. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. My Week With Marilyn is the true story of a star-struck boy who falls in love with the biggest celebrity in the world, Marilyn Monroe. Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams stars as Marilyn Monroe (Blue Valentine, Shutter Island, Brokeback Mountain) and is joined by a stellar cast including Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark (The Other Boleyn Girl, The Good Shepherd), Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier (Thor, 'Wallander'), Dame Judi Dench as Dame Sybil Thorndike (Quantum of Solace), Julia Ormond as Vivien Leigh (Che, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Dougray Scott as Arthur Miller (Mission Impossible II), Zoe Wanamaker as Paula Strasberg (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone), Emma Watson (Harry Potter), Dominic Cooper (Tamara Drewe, An Education, Mamma Mia), Derek Jacobi (Gosford Park), Toby Jones (Frost Nixon, Infamous), Miranda Raison (Spooks), Philip Jackson (Little Voice), Geraldine Somerville (Harry Potter) and Michael Kitchen ('Foyle's War'). 23 year-old Colin Clark was determined to break into the film business and his first job was The Prince and The Showgirl - the film that was set to be the smash hit of the year famously uniting the biggest stars of the day, Marilyn Monroe and Sir Laurence Olivier. On honeymoon in Britain with her new husband, Arthur Miller, Marilyn is excited about the project but quickly becomes desperate to run away from her Hollywood entourage, the pressures of work and the press who hound her. For Marilyn, Colin is a welcome antidote and he offers her everything she craves when, together, they escape the film set to get closer in an idyllic Britain. Actors Michelle Williams, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Dominic Cooper, Julia Ormond, Dougray Scott, Toby Jones, Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Jim Carter, Geraldine Somerville, Zoë Wanamaker, Miranda Raison & Philip Jackson Director Simon Curtis Certificate 15 years and over Year 2011 Screen 2.35:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour and 35 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Drama based on the memoirs of Colin Clark, who worked as an assistant on the set of 'The Prince and the Showgirl', the 1956 British-made film starring Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. Monroe (Michelle Williams) has recently married playwright Arthur Miller (Dougray Scott), and filming coincides with their British honeymoon. But when Miller returns to America, 23-year-old Colin (Eddie Redmayne), assistant to the irascible Olivier (Kenneth Branagh), seizes his opportunity and escorts the star on a short break in the English countryside. As she experiences the charms of the country and relaxes from the pressures of her celebrity and her work, Monroe recounts her remarkable story and reveals the fragile foundation of contradictions and insecurities on which her stardom is built. Judi Dench, Emma Watson and Dominic Cooper co-star.
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