![]() ![]() However, Olivier, the staunch traditionalist who was hoping to reinvigorate his film career, refused to accommodate Monroe’s idiosyncrasies, her tardiness and her devotion to Method acting. Sir Laurence Olivier represented the old: stage actors transitioning into movies whereas Marilyn Monroe epitomized the new: movie stars born of film. The film MY WEEK WITH MARILYN recounts Colin’s memories of that troubled film production, and of one magical week in particular.ĭirector Simon Curtis relied on Production Designer Donal Woods and Set Decorator Judy Farr SDSA to re-create the making of the 1956 film and the accompanying environs. She seeks allies, finding one in the young third assistant director Colin Clark, a recent Oxford grad and son of the scholar and author Sir Kenneth Clark. ![]() Olivier’s bombastic, overbearing direction and her new husband’s dismissiveness feed Monroe’s insecurities. It was meant to be the film pairing of all time: the great British thespian Sir Laurence Olivier and the luminous American movie star Marilyn Monroe in the film she produced and he directed, THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL. ![]()
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