A picture of Marilyn that's not from this movie and a picture of Olivier that's not from this movie, cut and pasted together. There was no appropriate still from this actual movie they could have used? Shoddy.
Am I anywhere near the imaginary cliff?share
The pic really exists. They did a publicity shot session and there's a big collection of similar pics. What I don't understand is why they did that pose and in those clothes.
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Excuse my English, I was born in a galaxy far, far away
Maybe as a publicity shoot, it didn't turn out too well, here's what Jean Kent said recently:
7:46AM BST 02 Jul 2012
Jean Kent, who appeared alongside Monroe in The Prince and the Showgirl, has disclosed the actress “never arrived on time” and forced a fellow actor to “take to drink” due to difficulties filming her scenes.
Adding it would be “sad” to talk about the late actress on her “downward spiral”, she has now declined to appear in a documentary to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Monroe’s death.
According to the Daily Mail, Miss Kent, now 91, said: “If you passed her in the street, you would never have thought: ‘There goes the world’s number one sex symbol’."
Miss Kent, who began her theatrical career in 1931 as a dancer before appearing on the big screen, told the newspaper she “couldn’t bear” to discuss the experience of working with Monroe.
Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe in the 1957 flop The Prince and the Showgirl
Describing her as a “surprisingly grubby, dishevelled little thing, she said: “She never arrived on time, never said a line the same way twice, seemed completely unable to hit her marks on the set, and couldn’t and wouldn’t do anything at all without consulting her acting coach, Paula Strasberg, whose presence was clearly resented by Larry Olivier, who was directing as well as co-starring.
“He ordered Strasberg off the set at one point, but Marilyn refused to work until she was brought back again.
“Fortunately I had only two brief scenes with her, but I think poor Larry must have aged at least 15 years during the making of that film.
“And Richard Wattis, who had a lot of scenes with her, took to drink because takes had to be done so many times.”
Olivier’s own opinion of Monroe has already been alluded to by former colleagues, with cinematographer Jack Cardiff describing how he privately referred to her as a “b----”.
Cardiff, who also worked on the 1956 film The Prince and the Showgirl, said: “From the first, it was evident that Marilyn was going to be a problem for Larry on the film.
“Most actors will come on the set and chat, but she would never come on the set.
“She went through so many agonized times with Larry because he was, to her, a pain in the arse. She never forgave him for saying to her once, 'Try and be sexy'.”
The whole experience put Olivier off directing for many years!!
Personally, I thought she had no small amount of decent acting talent, as some have noted here. However, I can quite imagine that continually turning up late & delivering ones lines "never the same way twice" would be very infuriating for other actors.
I note too, that whoever wrote the article describes the film as a 'flop': Not the impression I got browsing through the IMDb reviews/boards etc.....Must make the effort to watch the film & decide for myself I guess!
Warner Bros didn't think the film had enough sex-appeal, and were wary of presenting posters of MM in her period get-up (though it was skintight!) So, before the film's release Milton Greene persuaded Olivier to come to New York and do this series of shots. Marilyn in her contemporary sequined halter-neck gown, Olivier in a robe. Richard Avedon also took a series of shots, of MM lounging on a couch, covered with a huge feather fan--appearing to be naked underneath. These, too, were used to publicize the film!
In the end, the film was a failure in the U.S. tho it received some excellent reviews. Monroe was awarded the French and Italian Oscars for her performance.
Her issues are well known. Among them was a miscarriage which was not publicized at that time, and also Marilyn finding her new husband's diary open on his desk, severely criticizing her and expressing his "disappointment." It was the beginning of the end.
Jack Cardiff liked Monroe a lot, and tho he acknowledged her problems, he also said Olivier badly mishandled her. Cardiff added: "I never saw her lose her temper, no matter how bad it got, nor did she ever use foul language, which most of them did."
It is well known that the private Marilyn was entirely different than the public creature. She could instantly transform herself into "Marilyn" by sheer will, but in general she preferred sloppy clothes, un-brushed hair and no make-up.
Doing lines "differently" is very much a Method acting technique--you keep trying out new ways to connect to the character.This is radically at odds with British technique. It drove Olivier up the wall. But...he had already been warned by Josh Logan who had directed her in "Bus Stop," and who adored her. He told Olivier that "she was not like other actresses. She will give you a brilliant performance but don't expect her to conform to anything you are experienced with." Olivier ignored this advice.
Who the hell is this Jean Kent can keep her deeply personal and obviously resentful opinions to herself. Thank you for declining to appear in a documentary about Marilyn Monroe. To go to the lengths of blaming someone's drinking problems on her! What next?
share"Adding it would be “sad” to talk about the late actress on her “downward spiral”, she has now declined to appear in a documentary to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Monroe’s death."
But in the following sentences, she does exactly what she claims she is too kind to do in this sentence. Hypocrisy much?