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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
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Anita Loos's old story from the 1920s about a pair of single women in search of husbands gets a makeover in Howard Hawks's 1953 musical, starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe as friends who go to Paris looking for mates. The film is charged by Hawks's stylish snap, a famous set piece or two (Monroe descending that staircase while singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"), Russell's wit, and songs by Leo Robin and Jule Styne. The film may largely be a fluff project best remembered as a showcase for its leading actresses, but then Monroe and Russell rarely got such extended opportunities to prove that they were more than cinematic icons....
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Howard Hawks was the master of the early semi-empowered on-screen woman. He directed Lauren Bacall in 'To Have or Have Not', Rosalind Russell in 'His Girl Friday' and, of course, Katharine Hepburn in 'Bringing Up Baby'. So there are many ways to read this film about a gold digger (Marilyn Monroe) and her best friend...
(complete Gentlemen Prefer Blondes review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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