BlondeAndrew Dominick’s long-awaited and highly anticipated Marilyn Monroe biography starring Ana de Armas had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, and the audience gave the film a standing ovation for 11 minutes after the credits ended.
The audience at Sala Grande sang the song “Anna, Anna, Anna” at the end of the Netflix movie, which lasted for 2 hours and 46 minutes. Brad Pitt, who produced the movie, excited the crowd in the hall.
‘Blonde’ Premiere Photo Gallery: Anna De Arma Channels Marilyn Monroe at Venice Film Festival
Check out their reactions here:
Ana de Armas received a standing ovation for 11 minutes #Venice Film Festival For this #blonde pic.twitter.com/2Y4Du3vjVj
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) September 8, 2022
Then Brad Pitt #blonde11 minute standing ovation #Venice Film Festival pic.twitter.com/6N40bl9Fu4
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) September 8, 2022
The Netflix title was one of the top screenings in Venice, which will conclude on Saturday. Dominic also attended tonight along with De Arma, Adrien Brody and Julianne Nicholson.
Photo gallery of the premiere of the movie ‘Blonde’ at the Venice Film Festival
His journey to the screen, with the film lasting nearly three hours, was epic. Based on the 2000 novel by Joyce Carol Oates, originally revised in 2010. Dominic had this to say about staying on the project earlier today:Blonde He would never leave me.”
Graded NC-17, blending fact and fiction, she reimagines Marilyn/Norma Jean’s life, exploring the divide between her public and private self. De Armas, who plays the Hollywood icon, said at a press conference today that he felt Monroe’s presence on the set.
‘Blonde’: Andrew Dominick and Ana de Armas felt the ghost of Marilyn Monroe during the filming of the biopic – Venice
“I really think he was very close to us, he was with us… That was all he thought, that was all he dreamed of, that was all he spoke to. She was with me and she was beautiful. I think he was happy… being where he was, filming in his house was a very strong feeling, there was something in the air and I think it confirmed what we were doing.”
Deadline’s Damon Wise wrote in his review: “Blonde It encapsulates the entire concept of a Hollywood biopic and achieves something almost unprecedented.”
Producer Pete, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracy Landon, Scott Robertson, Christina Oh and Executive Producer. Blonde It will premiere on Netflix worldwide on September 23.
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