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Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

1993 · 95 min

A wistful, gossipy TV-movie romance that trades on the allure of famous faces and a doomed affair.

Directed by
Bradford May
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Overview
The 1960s. Bobby Kennedy is in power in Washington. Marilyn Monroe is a legendary film star. For years there has been widespread speculation and rumors of a secret romance between Marilyn and Bobby. Now that story is told for the first time in this account of two very public figures whose brief romance fired the imaginations of millions and fueled debate over their mysterious and untimely deaths.

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Directed by
Bradford May
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • power
  • celebrity
  • politics
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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