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Prayer for Marilyn Monroe
Prayer for Marilyn Monroe

Movie·1998·0h 8m

Prayer for Marilyn Monroe

Directed By

Pepin Rodriguez

Country

Cuba

Language

Spanish

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// overview

The Story

Original title: Oración

Based on the Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal's tribute to Norma Jeane Mortenson, these Cuban filmmakers link the actresses' overdose/suicide to patriarchy, exploitation, and many of the ills of the twentieth century.

Themes

woman director

Audience Score

80%

2 votes

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Timepass14%
Go for it36%
Perfection44%

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// cast

Cast

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

// crew

Crew

Pepin Rodriguez

Director

Marisol Trujillo

Director

Miriam Talavera

Director, Writer

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