My Week With Marilyn
Film201199 min

My Week With Marilyn

Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"She's worth all the trouble"

Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, stirring romantic drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Michelle WilliamsKenneth BranaghEddie RedmayneDominic CooperPhilip Jackson

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2011
Runtime
99 min
Status
Released
Studio
BBC Films
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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