Norma Jean & Marilyn

Norma Jean & Marilyn

1996 · 139 min · EN · R · 6.1 (28 votes)
Dir. Tim Fywell · Starring Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino, Josh Charles, Ron Rifkin, David Dukes, Peter Dobson · Music Christopher Young

Marilyn Monroe was our fantasy. Norma Jean was her reality.

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This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her sex star pinnacle and back down. She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career. She finds fame but never happiness, only knowing seduction but not love.

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A haunting, glamorous, yet ultimately tragic look at the cost of fame. It's a wistful journey through a life chasing love and happiness, only to find hollow adoration and profound loneliness. A somber reflection on the price of stardom.

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