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My Week with Marilyn

Movie · 2011 · 99 min

A bittersweet, gently nostalgic backstage drama that lingers on the fragility of fame and the ache of a brief, impossible romance.

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2011 film directed by Simon Curtis
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Year
2011
Runtime
99 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • identity
  • obsession
  • love
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, biographical
Directed by
Simon Curtis
Written by
Adrian Hodges
Starring
Emma Watson, Judi Dench, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Williams, Julia Ormond, Derek Jacobi, Dominic Cooper
Music
Alexandre Desplat, Conrad Pope
Cinematography
Ben Smithard
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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