Colin Clark - My Week With Marilyn

In some ways the film plays as a love letter to a lost England and all of us working on it paid great attention to detail. There was so much reference material for us to look at and Colin’s books were the best source of all. His tone of voice guided me and his portrait of Marilyn as a very bright woman who, despite her troubled childhood, was trying to make the best of her life was important. Thanks to Colin’s insights, I saw her as an ambitious actress, desperate to be taken seriously, struggling with a very thin part. She was not helped by a director who insisted on working in a way that made her uncomfortable.

I admire Lord Olivier very much and remember seeing him towards the end of his life at the opening of the National Theatre. He was scathing of Marilyn’s performance whilst they were making the film but later generously acknowledged how much the camera loved her and came to see how very good she actually was.

Marilyn had come to England with such high hopes. She was newly married to Miller, a producer apparently in control of her own destiny and about to work with the greats of British theatre. The sadness of our story is how each of her dreams collapsed during the making of the film. Her marriage lasted a few more years and sadly she was only to live six more years.

I regret that I never met Colin Clark but I am truly honoured to have made the film of his two diaries. I am grateful for the support of his family and delighted that on their visits to the set they appeared to recognise and admire Eddie Redmayne’s excellent performance as ‘Colin’. I have taken a cue for what we have done from the tone of Colin’s wonderful books and hope very much he would have liked the film we have made.

The Prince, the Showgirl and Me The Prince, the Showgirl and Me Dedication Illustrations Preface The Prince and the Showgirl Production Crew The Diaries Postscript My Week with Marilyn Dedication Introduction Tuesday, 11 September 1956 Wednesday, 12 September Thursday, 13 September Friday, 14 September Saturday, 15 September Sunday, 16 September Monday, 17 September Tuesday, 18 September Wednesday, 19 September Postscript Appendix Resurrecting Marilyn Picture Section About the Author Praise for Colin Clark Copyright About the Publisher Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

Dedication Dedication Illustrations Preface The Prince and the Showgirl Production Crew The Diaries Postscript My Week with Marilyn Dedication Introduction Tuesday, 11 September 1956 Wednesday, 12 September Thursday, 13 September Friday, 14 September Saturday, 15 September Sunday, 16 September Monday, 17 September Tuesday, 18 September Wednesday, 19 September Postscript Appendix Resurrecting Marilyn Picture Section About the Author Praise for Colin Clark Copyright About the Publisher Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

For Christopher and Helena,

with love

Illustrations Illustrations Preface The Prince and the Showgirl Production Crew The Diaries Postscript My Week with Marilyn Dedication Introduction Tuesday, 11 September 1956 Wednesday, 12 September Thursday, 13 September Friday, 14 September Saturday, 15 September Sunday, 16 September Monday, 17 September Tuesday, 18 September Wednesday, 19 September Postscript Appendix Resurrecting Marilyn Picture Section About the Author Praise for Colin Clark Copyright About the Publisher Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller arrive at Heathrow, escorted by my friends, the policemen. (© Press Association Images)

Crowds of reporters force MM and SLO to take refuge behind a counter at Heathrow. (© Mirrorpix)

Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh greet MM and AM at the airport. (© Getty Images)

AM, MM and SLO on arrival at Parkside House. My head can just be seen through the window. (© Popperfoto/Getty Images)

MM, standing between Victor Mature and Anthony Quayle, meets the Queen at the Royal Film Premiere of The Battle of the River Plate. MM and HM were almost exactly the same age. (© Popperfoto/Getty Images)

I was given the job of third assistant director on The Prince and the Showgirl because my parents were friends of Laurence Olivier.

Vivien Leigh and SLO in The Sleeping Prince, Phoenix Theatre, 1953. (© Popperfoto/Getty Images)

MM at the start of filming. (© Milton H. Greene Collection © 2011 Joshua Greene www.archiveimages.com)

Roger Furse’s original design for the salon, much changed for the actual filming. (British Film Institute)

Production unit photograph of The Prince and the Showgirl. (British Film Institute)

Marilyn at the London first night of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge. (© 2011 Getty Images)

All images listed below © The Weinstein Company

Dougray Scott and Michelle Williams, as Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe, arrive in London.

Dougray Scott, Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier and Julia Ormond as Vivien Leigh, on arrival at Parkside House.

Director Simon Curtis talks to Eddie Redmayne on set.

Elsie Marina, played by Monroe, was the female lead in The Prince and the Showgirl. Here, Michelle Williams re-enacts Elsie’s dance in the purple sitting room.

Echoing the classic photograph taken at the start of filming The Sleeping Prince.

Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier. The clashes between him and Monroe entered film legend.

Simon Curtis, Dominic Cooper as Milton Greene, Dougray Scott and producer David Parfitt taking a break on set.

Michelle Williams capturing a classic Monroe pose.

Michelle Williams as Monroe, the icon.

Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark, leading Monroe and Miller away from the paparazzi.

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