'Blonde' director says the unhappiness of Marilyn Monroe should come as no surprise
The Netflix adaptation reimagines the inner life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons.
Blonde tells the story of Norma Jeane Baker, from her childhood with an absent father and unstable mother, through her rise to stardom as Marilyn Monroe and her eventual suicide at the age of 36. Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, at every turn in the Netflix adaption, the actress is mistreated, exploited and abused.
Director says he read Oates' novel 20 years ago. "I saw an opportunity of how to turn it into a film. Of how to take what she set
