The Failure of BLONDE | A Video Essay

This is really not the type of content I plan on doing super regularly, but I was already reading the biographies I used for this video so I thought.. might as well.
This is why Blonde fails as a movie and fails its subject, Marilyn Monroe.

Resources:
Books:
Norma Jean by Gloria Steinem (1986)
My Story by Marilyn Monroe & Ben Hecht (1974)
Bio/Pics by George Frederick Custen (1992)

Fact vs Fiction: www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-2022/blonde-marilyn-monroe-movie-how-accurate-fact-check.html

AD Sight and Sound Interview:
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/im-not-interested-reality-im-interested-images-andrew-dominik-blonde
Interview Outtakes:
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/im-not-interested-reality-im-interested-images-andrew-dominik-blonde
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Marilyn Monroe Calendar Article: www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/01/the-story-behind-marylin-monroes-nude-calendar/

Daddy Compilation: twitter.com/jillianchili/status/1622007234044764161?s=61&t=fzIeIlOtYtaGe72XAiRHGQ

Blonde Trailer: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIsFywuZPoQ)

Kim in Marilyn Dress: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8pl0vafRiQ&ab_channel=Variety)

Elvis Clips: (https://www.youtube.com/@warnerbrosentertainment)
(https://www.youtube.com/@WarnerBrosPictures)

Final Interview: Audio from documentary for Life Magazine in 1962 on Marilyn’s final interview. Link: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW1qLnkfUxc&t=1386s)
Visuals laid on top of the interview: Marilyn NYC 1956 Footage Outside Her Apartment

Видео The Failure of BLONDE | A Video Essay канала Celluloid Reflections