‘Blonde’ author Joyce Carol Oates defends Marilyn Monroe film

Blonde director Andrew Dominik teased an uncompromising look at the life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Ana de Armas. (Netflix)Blonde author Joyce Carol Oates has defended Andrew Dominik’s controversial adaptation of her novel.Starring Ana De Armas as Marilyn Monroe, Blonde has received criticism for its allegedly exploitative portrayal of the film icon.Responding to much of the criticism of the film on social media, Oates tweeted: “Andrew Dominik may have believed he was making a post-#MeToo era film in Blonde that would be recognised as exposing male cruelty & sexual abuse of… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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