The bombshell tried to escape her own shadow — and we've got the receipts.
“Marilyn vs. Marilyn” tells the story of a little-known period of Marilyn’s life – the years she spent in New York, trying to became a ‘serious”’ actress, taking lessons with Lee Strasberg and setting up a production company with her photographer and trusted friend, Milton Green. Based on hitherto unpublished – and magical - photos from the Greene archives, the film focuses on the photographic image of a woman who remains one of the greatest legends in the history of cinema… and an enduring enigma.
Cinematography
Unpublished Greene photos reveal Marilyn's guarded private moments.
Production
Rare footage from her ambitious NY production company era.
Writing
Narration that lets images breathe without over-explaining.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marilyn Monroe Productions only made one film, 'The Prince and the Showgirl,' and she fought the studio system to get producer credit.
The 1955 photo sessions with Greene in Connecticut produced some of the most intimate images of her life, taken while she was escaping Hollywood and studying the Method—years before her final decline.
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