On September 28, 2022, the film premiered on Netflix Blondestarring Ana de Armas who dive into the life of a myth of cinema and pop culture of the 20th century that still endures today, as is Marilyn Monroe. A life in the spotlight that ended much sooner than it should and that has transformed this adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel into a clear favorite for the Oscars that will be awarded next year.
Discover the life of Norma Jean
If you decide this weekend to enjoy BlondeIt is certain that you will be left wanting to really know what happened to one of the most dazzling stars in Hollywood classic through a series of documentaries that have covered practically all the stages of its short life. Let us remember that Marilyn Monroe, who in real life was called Norma Jean, died at the age of 36 in August 1962, surrounded by a few last months as cloudy as they were tormented.
So if you want to dive into his short but intense life, here you go four documentaries you shouldn’t miss about Marilyn Monroe (and where to see them).
The Marilyn Monroe Mystery: The Unreleased Tapes (2022)
This documentary focuses its interest on the events that occurred on the night of August 22, 1962 in which the actress died. To explain minute by minute what happened, the director resorts to a series of unpublished tapes and testimonies of the people who were closest to her in those days. You can watch the documentary on Netflix.
Discovering Marilyn (2022)
Despite the time that has passed since his death, 60 years specifically, there are many unknowns that fly over the causes of death and there are even those who speak of murder. Be that as it may, this documentary will help you get to know the myth better through his own testimony, thanks to writings and interviews he gave to countless media outlets of the time. Thus, the documentary traces a profile of what is today considered an icon of pop culture. You can see it on Movistar +.
Love, Marilyn (2012)
This documentary goes beyond the image that Marilyn Monroe had in society and shows us a more human profile extracted from the diaries of Norma Jean and the books that have covered his biography over the decades. A story away from the spotlight of fame and success and that explains many of the unknowns of the authentic life that the actress led. You can see Love, Marilyn on Prime Video.
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001)
And finally, we are left with another documentary that we can describe as hard, rough, crude, and that shows with all possible realism what happened in the last months of life of the actress, her dismissal from the film Something’s Got to Give and the terrible spiral of depression, alcohol and drugs that ended one night in August 1962 with what was officially explained to be a barbiturate overdose. You can find this documentary on YouTube.
