New Delhi: Netflix released the first teaser of ‘Blonde’, a film based on the life of American actor Marilyn Monroe. The film features Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe. ‘Blonde’ is an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s bestselling fictional novel Blonde (2000).
The teaser opens with Ana weeping in front of her vanity table and praying for ‘her’ to come. The teaser is a montage with iconic looks and moments of Monroe with the song “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” from Monroe’s film Gentleman Prefer Blondes running in the background. Andrew Dominik, known for ‘Chopper’, is directing the film.
Ana de Armas, known for critically acclaimed films like ‘Blade Runner 2049’ and ‘Knives Out’, has nailed Marilyn Monroe’s blonde look. Marilyn was known for playing comical blonde woman characters in the 50s. The film will feature a semi-fictional take on Monroe’s personal and professional life.
The synopsis of the film says, “Blonde boldly reimagines the complicated life of icon Marilyn Monroe. Blurring the lines of fact and fiction, the film artfully explores the tension between her public and private life.”
“Andrew’s ambitions were very clear from the start — to present a version of Marilyn Monroe’s life through her lens. He wanted the world to experience what it actually felt like to not only be Marilyn, but also Norma Jeane. I found that to be the most daring, unapologetic, and feminist take on her story that I had ever seen,” Ana told Netflix Queue.
There have been several films and documentaries made on the life of Monroe, including a 2001 adaptation of the novel ‘Blonde’.
The film will stream on Netflix on September 23.
