Marilyn Monroe Centenary: From Icon to Actor, a movie retrospective, begins at the Ciné Lumière in South Kensington on Sunday, May 17. This cinema is part of London’s French Institute (IFRU.)
“From her early days as a young newcomer (All About Eve) to her absolute stardom (Niagara, Some Like It Hot), Marilyn Monroe was constantly denied her status as an actress. Revisiting some of her films, in parallel to the major exhibition currently at the Cinémathèque Française in Paris, enables us to grasp the successive transformations of an outstanding artist and the long-lasting mark her acting has left on film history.
Alongside our other recent or current cycles on major actors of cinema (Claudia Cardinale, Brigitte Bardot, Isabelle Adjani), this season celebrates her centenary and is an invitation to revisit the actor behind the overwhelming shadow of the icon.”
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – May 17-21
- Niagara – May 24-28
- The Seven Year Itch – May 31-June 4
- The Misfits – June 1-12
- Some Like It Hot – June 6-11
The Marilyn Report 