Line #17 Film/MyWeekWithMarilyn


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3	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. Creator/EmmaWatson also appears in a minor role.
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6	!!This film provides examples of:
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8	* 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.
9	* 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.
10	* BadBadActing: Monroe's performance is off in numerous occasions.
11	* BasedOnAGreatBigLie: [[http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/10/entertainment/la-et-marilyn-accuracy-20111210 Majority opinion]] holds that Clark made up the story of his quasi-affair with Monroe. Most tellingly, Clark made no mention of it in a 1995 book about the filming of ''The Prince and the Showgirl'', not telling the story until he wrote another book five years later.
12	* BeneathTheMask: Marilyn, "most people want Marilyn Monroe and when they see I'm not her they go away".
13	* BettyAndVeronica: Lucy is the Betty and Marilyn herself is the Veronica.
14	* BrickJoke: Early on, the innkeeper of Dog & Duck pokes fun at Colin: "And, uh, hope you don't mind, you'll be sharing with Creator/GraceKelly." In the end, he is flabbergasted when Marylin Monroe comes to visit Colin at his place.
15	* BrutalHonesty: "[Your heart] ''needed'' to be broken."
16	* CastingGag:
17	** 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]]
18	** Julia Ormond as Creator/VivienLeigh could also be considered this. After having starred in ''Film/Sabrina1995'', the remake of [[Film/Sabrina1954 the 1954 film]], some reviews of that film hailed her 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]]
19	* ComfortingComforter: Colin does this for Marilyn.
20	* 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 Creator/JudiDench, of course.
21	* FilmWithinAFilm: The movie depicts the making of ''The Prince and the Showgirl'' (1957).
22	* GilliganCut: Laurence Olivier suggests to keep the arrival of Marilyn low profile. Cut to the mayhem at the airport.
23	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Marilyn, of course. Colin is a bit of a male example as well.
24	* 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.
25	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Inverted. Colin tries to "save" Marilyn from her crazy Hollywood life but she admits that she likes it, even though it drives her crazy.
26	* MaybeEverAfter: Colin and Lucy.
27	* MethodActing: In-universe example with Marilyn, who engages a mentor to bring out her method acting abilities.
28	* 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.
29	* ObsessiveCompulsiveBarkeeping: In both his scenes, the barkeeper of the Dog & Duck's is fiddling around with a rag and glasses.
30	* OscarBait
31	* PokeThePoodle: [[Creator/EmmaWatson Lucy]]'s last words to Colin as Marilyn's final day on the set ends:
32	-->'''Lucy''': Did [[Creator/MarilynMonroe she]] break your heart?\
33	'''Colin''': A little.\
34	'''Lucy''': ''Good.'' It ''[[BrutalHonesty needed]]'' to be broken.
35	* PrecisionFStrike: There's six F-bombs scattered throughout, mainly spoken by Laurence Olivier.
36	* SceneryPorn: Colin and Marilyn's visit to Windsor Castle and other sights are lavishly photographed.
37	* ShoutOutToShakespeare: Olivier, an old Shakespeare vet, has a habit of quoting ''Theatre/TheTempest'' and other Shakespeare plays.
38	** A little disturbing InUniverse when Olivier quotes ''Othello'' as he's quoting the passage where Othello decides to kill Desdemona. Easy guess on whose "Desdemona" in Olivier's mind.
39	* SidelongGlanceBiopic: Let's face it... ''nobody'' went to see this movie to learn about Colin Clark.
40	* StepfordSmiler: Subverted with Marilyn. While she is messed up inside, when she smiles she's genuinely happy.
41	* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Sir Laurence and Marilyn.
42	* WagTheDirector: In-Universe. Marilyn and her 'method acting' mentor cause a lot of tension with the director on the set of ''The Prince and the Showgirl''.
43	* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The movie ends with Marilyn singing a song while text overlay tells us what happened to her, Colin and Laurence after the film.
44	* WomanScorned: A ''very'' mild example in Lucy, who considers Colin's date with Marilyn as jilting her, never mind that Colin believed it accidental. What's the worst thing she does to him? Tell him flat out that his heart ''needed'' to be broken after learning that Marilyn did break his heart "a little".

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