Monroe – who was born Norma Jeane Mortenson in 1926 and died of a barbiturate overdose in 1962 at the age of 36 in her Brentwood home – will be homaged by fest with a mix of films that she starred in and works about her, including the Liz Garbus-directed doc “Love, Marilyn” and Pier Paolo Pasolini’s meditation on Monroe’s death “La Rabbia,” in which she “becomes the ultimate symbol of wounded modernity,” according to a festival statement.
The Torino Film Festival – which is Italy’s preeminent event for young directors and indie cinema – is assembling classic Marilyn Monroe titles such as Howard Hawks’ “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” Henry Hathaway’s “How to Marry a Millionaire” Otto Preminger’s “There’s No Business Like Show Business,…
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