Marilyn always feels like a central figure in the 2001 “Blonde,” filled with depth, complexity, and humanity. There’s sympathy for her as a person, not as a victim or a tragic figure.

Andrew Dominik’s Blonde is a reimagining of the true story of Marilyn Monroe’s (Ana de Armas) rise to fame in Hollywood during the 1950s and ’60s.

The pair met four times between 1961 and 1962, according to Donald Spoto’s 2001 biography of Monroe, which states that the “Some Like It Hot” star had one sexual fling with the former president.

The ghost of Marilyn Monroe made her presence felt during the filming of a fictionalised biopic of her life 'Blonde', throwing things around when she got angry, the actress who portrayed her, Ana ...