The Relentless Victimization of Marilyn Monroe in "Blonde"
'Blonde' commits a relentless assault on the autonomy of Marilyn Monroe, reducing the icon to nothing more than a victim of the director's whims.

This specially commissioned programme includes conversation and songs from Stina Nordenstam's album "And She Closed Her Eyes," plus the video for her single "Little Star" directed by the award-winning Michel Gondry.
'Blonde' commits a relentless assault on the autonomy of Marilyn Monroe, reducing the icon to nothing more than a victim of the director's whims.
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