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Ana de Armas' fictionalizedmovie about Marilyn Monroejust got a provocative NC-17 rating.
On Wednesday, the Motion Picture Associationannouncedits latest round of official ratings for upcoming feature-length films, includingBlonde, director Andrew Dominik’s adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' 2000 novel about the legendary actress.
The MPA gave the movie an NC-17 rating “for some sexual content.” NC-17 is a higher classification than an R rating and means no one under 17 years old can be admitted to see the movie, whereas for rated-R films, those under 17 can see the movie with a parent or guardian.Blondeis set to stream on Netflix soon.
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“It’s an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe. It’s kind of what you want, right? I want to go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story,” Dominik said at the time, adding, “It’s a demanding movie. If the audience doesn’t like it, that’s the f—–g audience’s problem. It’s not running for public office.”
The filmmaker also praised de Armas for her performance as the Hollywood icon: “She is f—–g amazing. The one thing nobody’s going to complain about is her performance.”
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De Armas, 33, told U.K. publicationThe Sunday Timeslast year that she workeddiligently for nine months on perfectingher Monroe voice.
“I tried!” the Cuban-born actress said at the time. “It only took me nine months of dialect coaching and practicing and some ADR sessions. It was a big torture, so exhausting. My brain was fried.”
TheDeep Wateractress added ofBlonde’s story and its relevance to today, “I had a lot of thoughts as a woman in the industry, and even in general, about how things from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s are so relatable to nowadays. And how if you don’t have a strong base, with your family and so on, it’s really hard to make it through — really hard.”
source: people.com
