Ana de Armas channels Marilyn Monroe at the Venice Film Festival at the premiere of “Blonde”

Hollywood’s golden age was on full show Thursday as the Blonde ensemble walked the red carpet before the movie’s debut in the Palazzo del Cinema at the 79th Venice Film Festival, with lead Ana de Armas looking stunning in a pink full-length gown.

 

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While filming their biopic “Blonde,” Andrew Dominik and Ana De Armas reported feeling Marilyn Monroe’s ghost.

 

Adrien Brody, who plays Marilyn Monroe’s husband Arthur Miller, Bobby Cannavale, who plays her spouse Joe DiMaggio, and Julianne Nicholson, who plays her mother, were among the other celebrities present at the Lido celebrations.

 

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Brad Pitt, whose Plan B Entertainment produced the movie, and the film’s director Andrew Dominik led de Armas on the red carpet.

 

The movie, which is based on a book by Joyce Carol Oates, takes a dramatised look at the life of Marilyn Monroe while examining the contrast between her public and private lives. Lily Fisher, Sara Paxton, David Warshofsky, Xavier Samuel, Michael Masini, Chris Lemmon, Rebecca Wisocky, Scoot McNairy, Dan Butler, Garret Dillahunt, Lucy DeVito, and Ned Bellamy are also featured in the cast. Here is a link to the trailer.

 

There is optimism, but the only thing you can be sure of is that you won’t be struck by a cable car on King Street.

 

Deadline’s Damon Wise praised de Armas’ portrayal, calling it “all in, ferociously emotional but complex in its intricacies as it tackles the child-like sex symbol’s many paradoxes.” The movie has garnered positive reviews.

 

On September 23, Netflix will release Blonde internationally.

Venice Film Festival’s Gallery of Memorable Moments, 1945–1984