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The Prince and the Showgirl in 35mm
In this sole collaboration between Warner Bros. and Marilyn Monroe Productions, Monroe plays Elsie Marina, a witty American showgirl who gets noticed by the eccentric Prince Regent Charles (Laurence Olivier). Set in Edwardian London and directed by Olivier, the film was a famously troubled production, with tension between co-stars and cinematographer Jack Cardiff. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios outside London; Monroe’s difficulties on and off set were adapted into Simon Curtis’s fictional My Week with Marilyn (2011), with Michelle Williams starring as Monroe.
1957 | 115 min | USA | Technicolor | English | Not Rated | 35mm
DIRECTED BY: Laurence Olivier
WRITTEN BY: Terence Rattigan
WITH: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Richard Wattis
Bus Stop
This contemporary Western—in which Marilyn Monroe stars as saloon singer Cherie, who dreams of one day making it big in Hollywood—marked a turning point in Marilyn Monroe’s career. She had recently formed Marilyn Monroe Productions and signed a new contract with 20th Century-Fox, earning a higher salary and more creative agency in the process. For the role of Cherie, which was one of the more dramatic and serious of her career to date, she began working with Method acting pioneers Lee and Paula Strasberg, who placed an emphasis on delving into an actor’s own experiences.
1956 | 96 min | USA | Color | English | Not Rated | DCP
DIRECTED BY: Joshua Logan
WRITTEN BY: George Axelrod
WITH: Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field