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Marilyn Monroe, The Misfits - The Misfits
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Marilyn Monroe, The Misfits - The Misfits

Why did "The Misfits" become a film of doom? Its screenplay, written by Arthur Miller and based on characters at the end of their tether, proved premonitory: this film was Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable's last. The ultimate cursed film, directed by John Huston in 1961! To sum up the film's plot, we need to start with its evocative title: Les Désaxés (The Misfits). The screenplay, written by playwright Arthur Miller, plunges us into Reno, Nevada in the 50s. Roslyn, played by Marilyn Monroe, is a young divorcee who befriends three lonely cowboys - played by Clark Gable, Eli Wallach and Montgomery Clift. Night-time atmosphere, cheap rodeos, endless arid deserts, unfinished houses, disillusioned silhouettes: the setting concentrates all the film's stakes. Les Désaxés don't know where to go, or with whom.Together, however, they tell the story of the end of an era, that of the myth of the free cowboy in the wilderness, and of the great American West. It's often said that this is Marilyn Monroe's best performance, probably because she doesn't seem to be playing anything other than what she was in life: a woman-child with a sad look in her eyes. It was also her last completed film - as it was for Clark Gable, her on-screen partner. The tragic deaths of two of Hollywood's greatest stars give the film a taste of ashes, while at the same time elevating it to cult status. Press photo of movie scenes with Marylin Monroe, prints they come from old archives, the photos are in good condition no tears or creases. Approximate size 18cm x 13cm, almost all with text on the back. They is well packaged for shipping !

No. 82458975

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Marilyn Monroe, The Misfits - The Misfits

Marilyn Monroe, The Misfits - The Misfits

Why did "The Misfits" become a film of doom? Its screenplay, written by Arthur Miller and based on characters at the end of their tether, proved premonitory: this film was Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable's last.

The ultimate cursed film, directed by John Huston in 1961! To sum up the film's plot, we need to start with its evocative title: Les Désaxés (The Misfits). The screenplay, written by playwright Arthur Miller, plunges us into Reno, Nevada in the 50s.

Roslyn, played by Marilyn Monroe, is a young divorcee who befriends three lonely cowboys - played by Clark Gable, Eli Wallach and Montgomery Clift.

Night-time atmosphere, cheap rodeos, endless arid deserts, unfinished houses, disillusioned silhouettes: the setting concentrates all the film's stakes. Les Désaxés don't know where to go, or with whom.Together, however, they tell the story of the end of an era, that of the myth of the free cowboy in the wilderness, and of the great American West.

It's often said that this is Marilyn Monroe's best performance, probably because she doesn't seem to be playing anything other than what she was in life: a woman-child with a sad look in her eyes. It was also her last completed film - as it was for Clark Gable, her on-screen partner. The tragic deaths of two of Hollywood's greatest stars give the film a taste of ashes, while at the same time elevating it to cult status.

Press photo of movie scenes with Marylin Monroe, prints they come from old archives, the photos are in good condition no tears or creases.

Approximate size 18cm x 13cm, almost all with text on the back.

They is well packaged for shipping !

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