The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The owner of a unique sex appeal, Marilyn went through storms of great personal and conspiracy before her death.
Her unconfirmed bond with John F. Kennedy, her addictions and persecution by bodies of power, was part of the end of her days.
"How do you write a life story? Truth is rarely broadcast. Liars usually do that." This is the start of the trailer for the documentary The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes, which will be available on Netflix starting April 27. The voice heard is of the same actress, who died on August 4, 1962, of unclear causes.
Although his death was classified as a suicide due to the use of sleeping pills, her cause of death was reopened in 1982, and this documentary makes that investigation a starting point on the 60th anniversary of her death, taken as.
It also collects some testimonies from people who accompanied the Hollywood diva in her last hours.
The documentary, directed by Emma Cooper (creator of the docuseries The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann), is about an English girl who disappeared from a hotel room where she lived with her brothers on a beach in Portugal.
Praia was sleeping on Da Luz, during a family vacation in 2007, which is also available on Netflix) and Chris Smith (produced by Jim & Andy, the documentary that chronicles Jim Carrey's transformation into comedian Andy Kaufman).
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: Unpublished Tapes manages to provide new testimony and also telephone conversations that were recorded via the actress's tapped phone.
Was the suicide the cause of the death of the One Eve and Two Edness actress, or was it a crime from the highest echelons of power? That is the question that this documentary tries to answer and it does so through a reconstruction of Monroe's final days. Unpublished conversations with director John Huston and other great Hollywood stars enrich this research that can be seen on stage in a matter of days.
The true story of Marilyn's real name, Norma Jean Mortensen, was always a recurring theme in Hollywood history. Netflix, in addition to presenting this documentary, is planning a film in biopic format about the actress, starring Cuban-Spanish artist, Ana de Armas (Between Nawaz y Secretos, No Time to Die). The film is called Blonde and is based on the book by Joyce Carol Oates, published in 2000.
Directed by Andrew Dominic (The Murder of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, 2007), the film is set to be released after the documentary.
The blonde was first for Oscar winner, Jessica Chastain (Tammy Faye's Eyes) and then Australian actress Naomi Watts (The Call, The Impossible), who would bring Monroe to life. But it was ultimately cast for De Armas, who would be accompanied by a cast of Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale and Julian Nicholson.