Two recent biopics explore an iconic woman's trauma through fiction, but only one does it well.
Blonde, Andrew Dominik’s controversial sorta-biopic about Marilyn Monroe, can be compared to any number of movies, from the surrealist nightmares of David Lynch to Mouchette, Robert Bresson’s infamous cavalcade of human misery. But perhaps the film it most closely resembles, at least in terms of ambition, is Spencer, Pablo Larraín’s controversial sorta-biopic about Princess Diana that premiered a little over a year before Blonde at the Venice Film Festival.
The problem is not necessarily a matter of content. Blonde has attracted intense controversy due to its graphic depiction of rape and other scenes involving Monroe’s physical and emotional torment, not all of which necessarily happened in real life. For some, that’s a deal-breaker in and of itself, but anything can be made into good art.
Unconventional Biopics This is not to say that Blonde needed to be the feel-good crowd-pleaser of the year. There’s nothing inherently wrong with frustrating the audience’s expectations and desires; in fact, Spencer did just that the year before, leaving those who wanted a more conventional experience angered and confused.
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