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Lastly, after months of utilizing that identical Blade Runner 2049 picture of Ana de Armas with blonde, ringlet hair when writing about this film, we are able to lay that picture to relaxation. Netflix has dropped the actual first take a look at Blonde, starring de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, and, to be trustworthy, she seems to be nearly the very same as she did in that Blade Runner picture: blonde, curly hair. Gorgeousness. You get the thought.
A warped model of “Diamonds Are a Woman’s Greatest Pal” performs atop de Armas’ Monroe, as she sobs in entrance of the mirror, praying for somebody—we don’t know who, fairly but—to come back to her present.
“She’s coming,” a person’s voice responds. “She’s nearly right here.” Marilyn provides herself a sullen look within the vainness mirror. Then, after a giant, toothy grin, she breaks out into that iconic full-mouth chuckle of hers, throwing her head again. There’s our Marilyn!
Amid these hauntingly glamorous mirror scenes, we get just a few glimpses of de Armas standing in for Monroe in a few of her most iconic moments. Proper after she sobs, we’re transported to a well-known scene from The Seven Yr Itch, the white costume, and the sidewalk grate. Although Monroe seems to be charismatic as ever, a suffocating quantity of paparazzi snap photos. Then, we get a fast tease of the pink scene in Some Prefer it Sizzling.
These scenes really feel like shot-for-shot recreations of Monroe’s most iconic moments, and whereas de Armas nails the film star’s essence, it’ll be attention-grabbing to see the deeper layers to Blonde. Director Andrew Dominik has teased the film to various levels: It’ll be NC-17 and has “little or no” dialogue, but it surely additionally occurs to be extra accessible than his earlier tasks. These titles embody Killing Them Softly, The Assassination of Jesse James, and a handful of others.
“The movie is honest. It’s made with love. It’s made with good intentions. However it’s stuffed with rage on the identical time,” Dominik instructed Netflix’s Queue journal. “I appear to get myself in these conditions the place individuals regard me as provocative, but it surely’s by no means what I’m attempting to do. I’m simply attempting to say it as clearly as I can. My ambition is to make you fall in love with Marilyn.”
Possibly the remainder of the world wants some convincing, however I’ve already fallen in love with Marilyn time and again. Alas, maybe Blonde will supply one thing contemporary to reinvigorate the world’s ardour for the famous person. Coming in at a whopping 2 hours and 46 minutes, it appears Blonde definitely has sufficient time to persuade us all.
Blonde will land on Netflix Sept. 23.