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* BrickJoke: Early on, the innkeeper of Dog & Duck pokes fun at Colin: "And, uh, hope you don't mind, you'll be sharing with Grace Kelly." In the end, he is flabbergasted when Marylin Monroe comes to visit Colin at his place.

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* BrickJoke: Early on, the innkeeper of Dog & Duck pokes fun at Colin: "And, uh, hope you don't mind, you'll be sharing with Grace Kelly.Creator/GraceKelly." In the end, he is flabbergasted when Marylin Monroe comes to visit Colin at his place.
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** A little disturbing InUniverse when Olivier quotes ''Theatre/Othello'' as he's quoting the passage where Othello decides to kill Desdemona. Easy guess on whose "Desdemona" in Olivier's mind.

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** A little disturbing InUniverse when Olivier quotes ''Theatre/Othello'' ''Othello'' as he's quoting the passage where Othello decides to kill Desdemona. Easy guess on whose "Desdemona" in Olivier's mind.
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** A little disturbing InUniverse when Olivier quotes ''Theatre/Othello'' as he's quoting the passage where Othello decides to kill Desdemona. Easy guess on whose "Desdemona" in Olivier's mind.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Olivier is being an insensitive jerk to Marilyn Monroe, and doesn't "get" the Method Acting process. But Marilyn's diva-like behavior and erratic attendance make it understandable why he's so pissed off.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Colin Clark is this at times.

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* {{Adorkable}}: Colin Clark is this at times.
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** Julia Ormond as Creator/VivienLeigh could also be considered this. After having starred in ''Film/Sabrina1995'', the remake of [[Film/Sabrina1954 the 1954 film]], she was hailed as the next Vivien Leigh. In this film she's playing Leigh herself.[[note]]Like with the Olivier example, this also extends to one of the actresses publicly considered for the role, Creator/RachelWeisz, who also got comparisons to Leigh.[[/note]]

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** Julia Ormond as Creator/VivienLeigh could also be considered this. After having starred in ''Film/Sabrina1995'', the remake of [[Film/Sabrina1954 the 1954 film]], she was some reviews of that film hailed her as the next Vivien Leigh. In this film film, she's playing Leigh herself.[[note]]Like with the Olivier example, this also extends to one of the actresses publicly considered for the role, Creator/RachelWeisz, who also got comparisons to Leigh.[[/note]]

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* CastingGag: Creator/KennethBranagh, hailed in his youth as a latter-day Creator/LaurenceOlivier (mainly for directing and starring in his own Shakespeare epics as Olivier did), is cast as Laurence Olivier in this film.

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Creator/KennethBranagh, hailed in his youth as a latter-day Creator/LaurenceOlivier (mainly for directing and starring in his own Shakespeare epics as Olivier did), is cast as Laurence Olivier in this film.[[note]]This also extends to one of the actors publicly considered for the role, Creator/RalphFiennes, who also got comparisons to Olivier.[[/note]]
** Julia Ormond as Creator/VivienLeigh could also be considered this. After having starred in ''Film/Sabrina1995'', the remake of [[Film/Sabrina1954 the 1954 film]], she was hailed as the next Vivien Leigh. In this film she's playing Leigh herself.[[note]]Like with the Olivier example, this also extends to one of the actresses publicly considered for the role, Creator/RachelWeisz, who also got comparisons to Leigh.[[/note]]



* FilmWithinAFilm: The movie depicts the making of ''The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)''.

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* FilmWithinAFilm: The movie depicts the making of ''The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)''.Showgirl'' (1957).

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During the TroubledProduction of Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/LaurenceOlivier's ''Film/ThePrinceAndTheShowgirl'' in 1957, assistant director Colin Clark became sort-of involved with Miss Monroe and wrote some memoirs about it years later. They are the basis for the 2011 film ''My Week with Marilyn'', starring Creator/MichelleWilliams as Marilyn Monroe, Creator/KennethBranagh as Laurence Olivier, and Creator/EddieRedmayne as Colin Clark.

Much of the attention the film has gotten from the media comes from the presence of ''Film/HarryPotter''[='s=] Creator/EmmaWatson in a minor role.

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During the TroubledProduction of Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/LaurenceOlivier's ''Film/ThePrinceAndTheShowgirl'' in 1957, assistant director Colin Clark became sort-of involved with Miss Monroe and wrote some memoirs about it years later. They are the basis for the 2011 film ''My Week with Marilyn'', starring Creator/MichelleWilliams as Marilyn Monroe, Creator/KennethBranagh as Laurence Olivier, and Creator/EddieRedmayne as Colin Clark. \n\nMuch of the attention the film has gotten from the media comes from the presence of ''Film/HarryPotter''[='s=] Creator/EmmaWatson also appears in a minor role.


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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: This is discussed in-universe between certain characters, some of which think that Marilyn is genuinely sweet and innocent, whilst others accuse her of knowing "exactly what she's doing" when she keeps everyone waiting for hours and runs off without telling anyone where she's going.
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* CastingGag: Creator/KennethBranagh, hailed in his youth as a latter-day Creator/LaurenceOlivier (mainly for directing and starring in his own Shakespeare epics as Olivier did), is cast as Laurence Olivier in this film.

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During the TroubledProduction of Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/LaurenceOlivier's ''Film/ThePrinceAndTheShowgirl'', assistant director Colin Clark became sort-of involved with Miss Monroe and wrote some memoirs about it years later. They are the basis for the 2011 film ''My Week With Marilyn'', starring Creator/MichelleWilliams as Marilyn Monroe, Creator/KennethBranagh as Laurence Olivier, and Creator/EddieRedmayne as Colin Clark. Much of the attention the film has gotten from the media comes from the presence of ''Film/HarryPotter''[='s=] Creator/EmmaWatson in a minor role.

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During the TroubledProduction of Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/LaurenceOlivier's ''Film/ThePrinceAndTheShowgirl'', ''Film/ThePrinceAndTheShowgirl'' in 1957, assistant director Colin Clark became sort-of involved with Miss Monroe and wrote some memoirs about it years later. They are the basis for the 2011 film ''My Week With with Marilyn'', starring Creator/MichelleWilliams as Marilyn Monroe, Creator/KennethBranagh as Laurence Olivier, and Creator/EddieRedmayne as Colin Clark. Clark.

Much of the attention the film has gotten from the media comes from the presence of ''Film/HarryPotter''[='s=] Creator/EmmaWatson in a minor role.role.
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* WhatMightHaveBeen: Creator/RalphFiennes was originally approached to play Olivier, but turned the part down so he could work on his directorial debut ''Film/{{Coriolanus}}'' (ironically, one of Olivier's own signature stage roles).

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* AdvertisedExtra: Emma Watson got prominent billing in the advertising, clearly hoping to draw in some of her ''Film/HarryPotter'' fans. Lucy is a minor character who's mainly in the first act, disappears and then reappears briefly at the end.



* TheFifties
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During the TroubledProduction of Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/LaurenceOlivier's ''Film/ThePrinceAndTheShowgirl'', assistant director Colin Clark became sort-of involved with Miss Monroe and wrote some memoirs about it years later. They are the basis for the 2011 film ''My Week With Marilyn'', starring Creator/MichelleWilliams as Marilyn Monroe, Creator/KennethBranagh as Laurence Olivier, and Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark. Much of the attention the film has gotten from the media comes from the presence of ''Film/HarryPotter''[='s=] Creator/EmmaWatson in a minor role.

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During the TroubledProduction of Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/LaurenceOlivier's ''Film/ThePrinceAndTheShowgirl'', assistant director Colin Clark became sort-of involved with Miss Monroe and wrote some memoirs about it years later. They are the basis for the 2011 film ''My Week With Marilyn'', starring Creator/MichelleWilliams as Marilyn Monroe, Creator/KennethBranagh as Laurence Olivier, and Eddie Redmayne Creator/EddieRedmayne as Colin Clark. Much of the attention the film has gotten from the media comes from the presence of ''Film/HarryPotter''[='s=] Creator/EmmaWatson in a minor role.
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During the TroubledProduction of Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/LaurenceOlivier's ''Film/ThePrinceAndTheShowgirl'', assistant director Colin Clark became sort-of involved with Miss Monroe and wrote some memoirs about it years later. They are the basis for the 2011 film '''''My Week With Marilyn''''', starring Creator/MichelleWilliams as Marilyn Monroe, Creator/KennethBranagh as Laurence Olivier, and Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark. Much of the attention the film has gotten from the media comes from the presence of ''Film/HarryPotter''[='s=] Creator/EmmaWatson in a minor role.

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During the TroubledProduction of Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/LaurenceOlivier's ''Film/ThePrinceAndTheShowgirl'', assistant director Colin Clark became sort-of involved with Miss Monroe and wrote some memoirs about it years later. They are the basis for the 2011 film '''''My ''My Week With Marilyn''''', Marilyn'', starring Creator/MichelleWilliams as Marilyn Monroe, Creator/KennethBranagh as Laurence Olivier, and Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark. Much of the attention the film has gotten from the media comes from the presence of ''Film/HarryPotter''[='s=] Creator/EmmaWatson in a minor role.role.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: In the original memoirs, the Emma Watson character is referred to only as "little Wdg", short for "little wardrobe girl". In the film, her name is Lucy Armstrong.
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* CastingGag: Creator/KennethBranagh, hailed in his youth as a latter-day Creator/LaurenceOlivier (mainly for directing and starring in his own Shakespeare epics as Olivier did), is cast as Laurence Olivier in this film.
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* SceneryPorn: Colin and Marilyns's visit to Windsor Castle and other sights are lavishly photographed.

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* SceneryPorn: Colin and Marilyns's Marilyn's visit to Windsor Castle and other sights are lavishly photographed.



* WhatMightHaveBeen: Creator/RalphFiennes was originally approached to play Olivier, but turned the part down so he could work on his directoral debut ''Film/{{Coriolanus}}'' (ironically, one of Olivier's own signature stage roles).

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* WhatMightHaveBeen: Creator/RalphFiennes was originally approached to play Olivier, but turned the part down so he could work on his directoral directorial debut ''Film/{{Coriolanus}}'' (ironically, one of Olivier's own signature stage roles).
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* WhatMightHaveBeen: Creator/RalphFiennes was originally approached to play Olivier, but turned the part down so he could work on his directoral debut ''{{Coriolanus}}'' (ironically, one of Olivier's own signature stage roles).

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* WhatMightHaveBeen: Creator/RalphFiennes was originally approached to play Olivier, but turned the part down so he could work on his directoral debut ''{{Coriolanus}}'' ''Film/{{Coriolanus}}'' (ironically, one of Olivier's own signature stage roles).

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