Film: My Week With Marilyn

Michelle Williams as Marilyn

My Week With Marilyn tells the story of the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl as recorded by Colin Clark, the young third assistant to the director.

The Prince and the Showgirl brought together two of the greatest acting legends of the time, but what everyone seemed to consider a gift-wrapped success actually turned out to be a production nightmare.

Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe clashed both in terms of personality and acting style, bringing out her insecurity and vulnerability and his pomposity and bullishness.

To read Kristina Glicksman's review on Thinking Faith see: www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/FILM_20111208_1.htm