My Week with Marilyn
Screened in November 2011
Director: Simon Curtis. Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Dominic Cooper, Judi Dench, Zoë Wanamaker, Toby Jones, Emma Watson, Julia Ormond, Philip Jackson, Dougray Scott, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Kitchen, Peter Wight, Derek Jacobi, Pip Torrens, Geraldine Somerville. Screenplay: Adrian Hodges (based on the memoirs My Week with Marilyn and The Prince, the Showgirl, and Me by Colin Clark).
Twitter Capsule: Arc, technique, and characterizations are iffy. Does evoke some tender wisps of thin, fleeting infatuation.

Photo © 2011 The Weinstein Company
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C–

Academy Award Nominations:
Best Actress: Michelle Williams
Best Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
★Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Michelle Williams
Best Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh

Other Awards:
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Actress (Williams)
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