


There are repeated shots of just the focus on the private parts of her body, while hungry men keep cheering, and finally, an extensive scene of performing oral sex.

There are several breaking points in this fictionalized fever dream, one of them being the actual journey through her cervix as she gets an abortion done, and the iconic dress being blown up during the shooting of Seven Year Itch. The film, based on the book by the same name, completely misses the idea that Monroe was so much more. Also Read | Marilyn Monroe in Blonde: The body on the bedīlonde zooms in on Monroe’s fraying sanity and excessively emphasises her body, but rarely portrays any other side to her, least of all her mind.
