My Week With Marilyn Page #3

- Props are NATKE.

- But I was...

If ACTT members are gonna start doing

NATKE jobs, I'm calling my men out!

He's right.

- Right.

I'm sure we're all good

union members here.

There's no need to fall out

over something so trivial.

It might be trivial to you,

Dame Sybil, but it's my livelihood!

Put the chair down. Now!

I rather think you've made your point.

Solidarity is the most

important thing here.

When unions fall out,

it's management that benefits.

If I see you doing a NATKE job again,

I will close this set down

quicker than you can blink.

- Dave!

- Yes?

Dame Sybil would like a chair.

Right. There you are.

I was on the picket lines

in 1926, you know.

Now that really was a strike.

We were all Bolsheviks then.

Ready. Camera running.

- Very quiet, everyone.

- Speed.

Five, take one.

Action.

Now, before you meet

my mother-in-law,

I must remind you she's a little vague

and can be very deaf on occasion.

My dear, such boredom.

The decorations hideous

and the music catastrophe.

Our friend, the ex-king

of Moravia, drove me home.

He's now called the Duke of Strelitz.

He cannot, of course,

go to the abbey tomorrow,

but he's most anxious you

should invite him to the room

you have taken at the Ritz for Nicky.

- Maud?

- Yes, ma'am?

There you are. I didn't see you. Give me

a glass of champagne I see over there.

- Olga Bosnia...

- Might I present Miss Elsie Marina?

Yes, my dear, of course.

I remember you well.

- Gee, I forgot my line.

- That's a cut.

- I'm sorry.

- It's so easily done, isn't it?

I'm sure I went wrong somewhere there.

- Shall we have another go, Larry?

- Of course.

- Action.

Yes, my dear, of course.

- I remember you well.

- Oh, I'm quite sure you don't,

Your Royal...

I mean Your, uh, Imperial, uh...

Serene Majesty?

- What does she say?

She says she's flattered and compliments

you on your wonderful memory.

I'm in The Coconut

Girl at the Avenue.

Didn't I have a line somewhere there?

- Cut.

- Action.

- Sweetly pretty.

She should use more mascara.

When one is young,

one should use a lot of mascara.

When one is old,

one should use much more.

- What do you do, my dear?

- I'm in The Coconut Girl at the Avenue.

- Dear?

- She says she's an actress.

- Cut it there.

- Print.

- Check the gate.

- Gate's good.

- That was perfect, Marilyn.

You were Elsie to the life.

I wonder, could we practice

our lines together later?

You'd be doing me such a kindness.

At my great age,

it's just so hard to make them stick.

- Why don't you come for tea tomorrow.

- Can I?

- Sure.

She's impossible.

I should've cast Vivien.

If anyone can make her great,

it's you, sir.

Well let's just hope I'm as

brilliant as you think I am.

Now be a good boy

and keep an eye on her.

Yes, sir.

I can't

figure this stupid movie out.

You were wonderful, Marilyn. The

most gifted actress I have ever known.

- No.

- You were superb, Marilyn.

You were divine.

Have faith in your talent.

He was disappointed in me.

You are a great, great actress.

All my life, I have prayed for a great

actress I could help and guide.

- Oh!

- Like this, I prayed to God,

on my knees, and he has given me you.

You are that great actress, Marilyn.

Trust yourself.

Trust your talent.

- Come on, Paula, get up.

- No.

Not until you admit that you were great!

Oh!

- OK!

' Yes!

- I guess I was.

- Of course you were.

- There you are. Sorry.

- Thank you.

You really were very good, Miss Monroe.

Oh, thank you.

Uno

Dos

Tres

Uno

Dos

Tres

Are you sure you can afford all this?

It's fine.

Must be costing you a week's wages.

You are worth it.

You're not the average third, are you?

I'm not living off my parents,

if that's what you mean.

I want to make my own way.

Will you be signing

on your father's account, sir?

Um, no, I'm gonna pay cash.

- Thank you.

- There you are, sir.

I was always going to pay, you know.

'Course you were.

Do you think Marilyn's beautiful?

- Not compared to you.

You don't have to try so hard

to be charming.

You're nice enough as it is.

Well, you could be.

Wait a while, crocodile.

But I really do like you, Lucy.

- Maybe. That's my dad.

Time to be thinking about bed,

darling. Early start tomorrow.

Sorry, Daddy. We're just going

over tomorrow's schedule.

Yes, I should be off, sir.

Uh, Colin Clark. Lovely

to meet you, Mr. Armstrong.

This is a great place you have here.

Do you know this part of the world?

Um, no. My family

are more country people.

Oh. Well, good night.

Good night.

- Next Saturday?

- Yeah.

- Good morning, Dame Sybil.

- Colin, dear.

I thought you looked cold

so I bought you this.

- Thank you, Dame Sybil.

- Film sets and rehearsal rooms

are coldest places on Earth.

She should be on time

like everyone else.

She's a star.

- I'm a f***ing star.

She's the greatest

piece of ass on Earth.

With tits like that,

you make allowances.

- Marilyn, my darling,

you are an angel

and I kiss the hem of your garment,

but why can't you get here on

time for the love of f***?!

Oh.

You have that word in England, too.

Marilyn has to prepare properly.

Acting isn't just a case

of putting on a costume or a false nose.

You must apologize to Dame Sybil.

Sybil?

- I'm so sorry.

- My dear, you mustn't concern yourself.

A great actress like you has

many other things on her mind.

You think I'm a great actress?

None of the rest of us truly

know how to act for the camera,

but you do. It's a rare gift.

This poor girl hasn't had

your years of experience.

She's in a strange country

acting a strange part.

Now, are you helping or bullying?

Oh, thank you.

Before you meet my mother-in-law,

I must warn you she's a little vague

and can be very deaf on occasions.

Uh, two is good, Jack. Yeah.

OK, let's cut it there.

- Speed.

- Five, take one.

- OK.

- Action.

When one is old,

one should use much more.

- What do you do, my dear?

- I'm The Coconut...

And once again, please.

Keep rolling.

- I'm in The Coconut Girl at the Avenue.

- Excellent.

I do need you to keep your eyes

open if you can, my angel.

Paula, would you give

the line, please?

Wait, I know it.

I'm in The Coconut

Girl on the Avenue.

At the Avenue.

- I'm at the Avenue.

It's not at the Avenue.

Uh, Sybil, would you

give her the line again?

- Thank you.

- What do you do, my dear?

I'm in The Coconut

Girl at the Avenue.

That one's pretty damn good.

You knocked it outta the park.

She says she's an actress.

- When Marilyn gets it right,

you just don't wanna

look at anyone else.

Cut it there.

We've only been shooting for four days.

Already, we're two weeks behind.

So why not only show her the good takes.

She might feel better about herself.

Well, the kid's right.

She could use the confidence.

No one's forcing her to watch.

Besides, she's an experienced actress.

- She should learn from her mistakes.

- But they only upset her.

Not half so much as they upset me!

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