<\/a><\/a>A film about Marilyn Monroe’s time in England in 1956 is to premiere at the New York Film Festival.
\nMy Week With Marilyn tells of a fleeting encounter between Monroe and a set assistant while she was filming The Prince and the Showgirl opposite Laurence Olivier.
\nThe film stars Oscar-nominee\u00a0Michelle Williams as Monroe, with Kenneth Branagh as Olivier.
\nIt will premiere during the two-week festival on October 9.
\nDirected by Britain’s Simon Curtis, the film is based on a week that British writer Colin Clark spent with Monroe filming the romantic comedy, while on honeymoon with her husband, playwright Arthur Miller.
\nDuring that time, he kept a diary documenting the interactions between the two lead actors.
\nClark was later assigned to introduce Monroe to British life.
\nDougray Scott also stars in the film as Miller, while Dame Judi Dench, Emma Watson and Dominic Cooper also star.
\nTess of the D’Urbervilles star Eddie Redmayne stars as the 23-year-old Clark.
\n“After seeing Marilyn Monroe so often portrayed in films as a caricature, it is a pleasure to see this complex personality and unique on-screen presence portrayed so well,” said Richard Pena, programme director for The Film Society of Lincoln Center, which backs the festival.
\nThe film will be released in UK cinemas on 14 November.<\/p>\n

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