BFI Southbank
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Even before Andy Warhol plastered Marilyn Monroe's pouting image all over gallery walls, this movie icon's image was pretty inescapable. She's the 20th century's greatest sex symbol, instantly recognisable by her platinum bouffant hair and scarlet lipstick. But this new BFI season is determined to look beyond her famous face, and to help audiences get to know the real Monroe: an endlessly intuitive and expressive actor, and a resourceful creative who set up her own studio in a patriarchal Hollywood.
Running throughout June and July, this season is a chance to see Monroe on the big screen in her centenary year. There'll also be plenty of opportunities to immerse yourself in her world, and discuss her legacy on and off the screen.
