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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986 · 60 min

A gentle, nostalgic documentary that feels like a warm but sad tribute, balancing glamour with loneliness.

Overview
Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • loneliness
  • identity
  • ambition
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Suzette Winter, Gene Feldman
Written by
Suzette Winter, Gene Feldman
Starring
Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mitchum, Don Murray, Susan Strasberg, Celeste Holm, Joshua Logan, Sheree North
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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