As the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death approaches, Lois Banner argues in this extract from her new book that the star – complex and powerful – had many qualities associated with the women's movement
In one of the most famous photos of the 20th century, Marilyn Monroe stands on a subway grate, trying to hold her skirt down as a gust of wind blows it up, exposing her underpants. The photo was taken in New York on 15 September, 1954, in a photoshoot during the filming of The Seven Year Itch.
Marilyn is a vision in white, suggesting innocence and purity. Yet she exudes sexuality and transcends it; poses for the male gaze and confronts it. The photoshoot was a publicity stunt, one of the greatest in the history of film. Its time and location were published in New York newspapers; it attracted a crowd of 100 male photographers and 1,500 male spectators, even...
In one of the most famous photos of the 20th century, Marilyn Monroe stands on a subway grate, trying to hold her skirt down as a gust of wind blows it up, exposing her underpants. The photo was taken in New York on 15 September, 1954, in a photoshoot during the filming of The Seven Year Itch.
Marilyn is a vision in white, suggesting innocence and purity. Yet she exudes sexuality and transcends it; poses for the male gaze and confronts it. The photoshoot was a publicity stunt, one of the greatest in the history of film. Its time and location were published in New York newspapers; it attracted a crowd of 100 male photographers and 1,500 male spectators, even...
- 7/21/2012
- by Lois Banner
- The Guardian - Film News
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The highly anticipated My Week With Marilyn (in cinemas November 25th) has critics and audiences buzzing. Starring an award-winning all-star cast and based on the diaries of Colin Clark, 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.
In the summer of 1956, 23 year-old Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), broke into the film business with his first job as a set assistant on The Prince and The Showgirl – the film that was set to be the smash hit of the year famously uniting...
The highly anticipated My Week With Marilyn (in cinemas November 25th) has critics and audiences buzzing. Starring an award-winning all-star cast and based on the diaries of Colin Clark, 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.
In the summer of 1956, 23 year-old Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), broke into the film business with his first job as a set assistant on The Prince and The Showgirl – the film that was set to be the smash hit of the year famously uniting...
- 11/10/2011
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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