My Week With Marilyn is being told from the perspective of Colin Clark, who worked as a gofer on The Prince And The Showgirl, a film that Laurence Olivier made with Marilyn Monroe in 1956.Cast:
Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams)
Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne)
Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh)
Sybil Thorndike (Judi Dench)
Lucy - wardrobe assistant (Emma Watson)
Vivien Leigh -
Directed by Simon Curtis (The Virgin Queen, Return to Cranford, Mrs. Dalloway, David Copperfield)
Produced by Weinstein Brothers
From Amazon's description of book:
Clark, son of historian Sir Kenneth Clark, spent his days just after college as third assistant director (read gofer) on the set of the 1957 British film The Prince and The Showgirl. What made this film unique, and the reason Clark decided to keep a daily journal, was the unlikely pairing of Marilyn Monroe and Sir Lawrence Olivier in the title roles.
Monroe hoped this would give her a more serious image; Olivier hoped to boost his film career. But Monroe was insecure; treated badly by her new husband, Arthur Miller; and often late and on drugs. Olivier, the consummate professional, had no patience.
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