Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Genre: Biographical
Directed by: Simon Curtis
Starring: Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne
Running time: 101 minutes



Based on two books written by Colin Clark, My Week with Marilyn tells the story of the making of the movie The Prince and The Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier.

In My Week with Marilyn, Colin Clark, who is coming out of university, dreams of working in the movies. His father does not understand such a pipe dream, but the young man leaves to find the first job that will bring him closer to that dream. That first job is as one of Laurence Olivier’s assistants on the set of The Prince and The Showgirl.

Eddie Redmayne is good enough as fresh-faced and big-dreaming Colin Clark, who finds himself way over his head, but still manages to swim, in a world of egos and temperamental people.

It is Michelle Williams, though, as Marilyn Monroe, who comes shining through the screen. She brings the deceased movie princess back to life with such force; it is a beautiful thing to witness. She shows us Marilyn’s vulnerability and fragility, her sensitivity towards everything around her that could hurt her. Marilyn was going into unchartered waters here; by going to England to play a role she had difficulty grasping, she was risking big and she felt out of place and insecure. Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) was not much help, not being much in tune with the young blonde’s artistic temperament.

This is a movie to see. Great acting on everyone’s part and a compelling true story being told.


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