History Film / MyWeekWithMarilyn

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The movie ends with Marylin singing a song while text overlay tells us what happened to her, Colin and Laurence after the film.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Marilyn of course. Colin is a bit of a male example as well.

* MethodActing: In-universe example with Marylin, who engages a mentor to bring out her method acting abilities.

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

* WagTheDirector: In-Universe. Marylin and her 'method acting' mentor cause a lot of tension with the director on the set of ''The Prince and the Showgirl''.

* CoolOldLady: Dame Sybil is generous and kind to everyone, and even manages to help Marilyn under the guise of asking Marilyn to help her. It helps that she's played by JudiDench, of course.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Presumably what they were going for in casting Michelle Williams, who doesn't look all that much like Marilyn.

* WagTheDirector: In-Universe. Marylin and her 'method acting' mentor cause a lot of tension with the director.

* WagTheDirector: Marylin and her 'method acting' mentor cause a lot of tension with the director.

* BadBadActing: Monroe's performance is off in numerous occasions.

* AllStarCast: A cornucopia of stars playing the stars of yesteryear. We have Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, Creator/KennethBranagh as Creator/LaurenceOlivier, Julia Ormond as Vivien Leigh, and Dame JudiDench as Dame Sybil Thorndike.
** Not to mention cameo appearances by EmmaWatson, Toby Jones, Dougray Scott, [[FoylesWar Michael Kitchen]], [[DowntonAbbey Jim Carter]] and DerekJacobi.

* FakeAmerican: Scottish Dougray Scott as Arthur Miller and Dominic Cooper as Lee.

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 Michelle Williams 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.

* WhatMightHaveBeen: 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).

* FakeAmerican: Scottish Dougray Scott as Arthur Miller.

* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: Maybe. Debate rages as to whether or not Colin Clark made up his sort-of affair with Creator/MarilynMonroe.

* HeyItsThatGuy: So [[BalletShoes Pauline]] decided that helping with the wardrobe better suited her than did acting after all, hmm? Or perhaps [[HarryPotter Hermione]] is diversifying her CV.

During the TroubledProduction of MarilynMonroe and {{Laurence Olivier}}'s ''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 Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, 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.

* AllStarCast: A cornucopia of stars playing the stars of yesteryear. We have MichelleWilliams as Marilyn Monroe, KennethBranagh as LaurenceOlivier, JuliaOrmond as Vivien Leigh, and Dame JudiDench as Dame Sybil Thorndike.
* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: Maybe. Debate rages as to whether or not Colin Clark made up his sort-of affair with MarilynMonroe.

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

* PokeThePoodle: [[EmmaWatson Lucy]]'s last words to Colin as Marilyn's final day on the set ends:
-->'''Lucy''': Did [[MarilynMonroe she]] break your heart?\\

During the TroubledProduction of MarilynMonroe and {{Laurence Olivier}}'s ''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 Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, 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=] EmmaWatson in a minor role.

* HairOfGold: Marilyn of course. Colin is a bit of a male example as well.

* WhatMightHaveBeen: RalphFiennes was originally approached to play Olivier, but turned the part down so he could work on his directoral debut ''{{Coriolanus}}''.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Presumably what they were going for in casting Michelle Williams, who doesn't look all that much like Marilyn. Subverted then when she ends up looking uncannily like Marilyn.

* AllStarCast: A cornucopia of stars playing the stars of yesteryear. We have MichelleWilliams as Marilyn Monroe, KennethBranagh as Laurence Olivier, JuliaOrmond as Vivien Leigh, and Dame JudiDench as Dame Sybil Thorndike.

* Adorkable: Colin Clark is this at times.