My Week With Marilyn

Veteran British TV director Simon Curtis makes his feature debut with this compelling behind-the-scenes drama of a movie production. A young man's dream comes true when he gets a job on movie with Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe where the British actor and director gets more than he bargained for with Monroe in an effort to boost their careers. Based on the books of Colin Clark who witnessed the drama unfolding, Curtis has more than enough material to work with which makes for a fascinating film about two unlikely legends, a British actor and an American movie star crossing paths. Curtis biggest coup is to have found an actress like Michelle Williams who could play Marilyn and on whose performance the film relies. Williams gives a dazzling performance as Monroe and she comes damn close. Many have imitated but never came close to the iconic Monroe until now. The stellar cast also includes Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne and Judi Dench amongst other with terrific performances. 1001 Films' coverage of the 34th Mill Valley Film Festival.