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My Week With Marilyn: The Myth of the Irresistible Woman and the Destruction of the Belief in Men’s Innocence. (Part 5)

Publié le 22 Janvier 2020 par Kevin

g. Skinny-dipping. Then our two heroes go skinny-dipping in a river on Marilyn’s initiative. Colin opposes it “we do not have swimsuits” until Marilyn simply undresses entirely. Colin clearly isn’t in the position of a lover here, he doesn’t feel legitimate...

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My Week With Marilyn: The Myth of the Irresistible Woman and the Destruction of the Belief in Men’s Innocence. (Part 4)

Publié le 22 Janvier 2020 par Kevin

7— Devouring Colin. Breaking Colin’s heart. There’s another moment at which Marilyn’s hypocrisy is clearly showed. It’s at the end when she rebukes Colin’s proposal: the climax of the movie is Marilyn showing her true face. Colin — You could quit this....

My Week With Marilyn: The Myth of the Irresistible Woman and the Destruction of the Belief in Men’s Innocence. Part 3

Publié le 22 Janvier 2020 par Kevin

5.Marilyn is not a good actress… nor is she as bad as she pretends. She’s just using these “elements of meaning” as tools to manipulate people. Marilyn Monroe has her own production company that which is supposed to give her more artistic freedom (Power)....

My Week With Marilyn: The Myth of the Irresistible Woman and the Destruction of the Belief in Men’s Innocence. Part 2

Publié le 22 Janvier 2020 par Kevin

3. Both Colin and Laurence are in a serious situation, neither of them is going to find any support and both of them are going to see their life ruined by their encounter with Monroe. Laurence Olivier was trying to operate a shift from theater to cinema....

My Week With Marilyn: The Myth of the Irresistible Woman and the Destruction of the Belief in Men’s Innocence.

Publié le 22 Janvier 2020 par Kevin

My Week with Marilyn shook me up pretty well. I’ve been trying to write an article about it since I saw it in october, this is my tenth attempt. I’ve now watched the movie four times. It’s starting to become torture. Yet, I still want to write something...