Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is showing in 35mm at the Phenomena Experience Room in Barcelona on Saturday, April 12, at 3:20 pm.
“The friendship between Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) is one of the most hilariously positive female friendships ever depicted on film. As Shakespeare wrote of the legendary queen of Egypt in Antony and Cleopatra, so ‘age cannot wither nor custom stale the infinite variety’ of these two little girls from Little Rock. There’s not a single moment in this scintillating 1953 Technicolor adaptation of the stage musical comedy by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields (and based on Loos’ 1925 novel) when these gal pals, or this rightfully deemed classic, wear out their welcome.”
– Hadley Hury, The Flaneur
And looking ahead, a 100th birthday celebration for Marilyn in Barcelona is being planned for June 1, 2026…
The Marilyn Report 