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The Misfits
Tells the story of the making of the legendary film "The Misfits" (1961), directed by John Huston and starring Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift. As part of the promotional strategy for the film, The Magnum photographic agency was given the exclusive right to take photographs during the shooting. Eight of its most famous photographers covered the p...more
Hardcover, 191 pages
Published
January 3rd 2000
by Phaidon Press
(first published 1961)
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Arthur Miller enthusiasts, Marilyn Monore enthusiast and anyone interested in the movie.
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"Honey, nothin' can live unless something dies."
Reno, Nevada is where marriages go to die. In effect, part of the divorcees' lives die as well. This novella/script is about broken people trying desperately to find matching parts to feel whole again.
If you didn't know, The Misfits was written for the screen by Arthur Miller for his then wife Marilyn Monroe to star in. But there's more. Miller was bored and married when he first met Monroe at a Hollywood party; s...more
Reno, Nevada is where marriages go to die. In effect, part of the divorcees' lives die as well. This novella/script is about broken people trying desperately to find matching parts to feel whole again.
If you didn't know, The Misfits was written for the screen by Arthur Miller for his then wife Marilyn Monroe to star in. But there's more. Miller was bored and married when he first met Monroe at a Hollywood party; s...more
Awful. Only read it to the end because I'm stubborn. At least I can now say that I don't like cowboy stories. Should have read The Crucible as that was the Arthur Miller script I'd heard people harp on about the most.
I found the characters hard to relate to, the descriptions clichéd and the story as a whole a bit wet.
I found the characters hard to relate to, the descriptions clichéd and the story as a whole a bit wet.
Miller writes lovingly about the frailty and humanity of his wife, MM. Too bad that the marriage was over before they could finish the film. He goes on to find love and happiness while MM od's soon afterward. Very sad.
"اننا لا نري الا ماضي الاشياء ولا نري ما هي علية الان"
مسرحية في شكل رواية رائعة كعادة ارثر ميللر و ان لم تعجبني النهاية شبة المثالية لها
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نسخة من المسرح العالمي ترجمة د/محمد رجا الدريني
مسرحية في شكل رواية رائعة كعادة ارثر ميللر و ان لم تعجبني النهاية شبة المثالية لها
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نسخة من المسرح العالمي ترجمة د/محمد رجا الدريني
“Here’s to Nevada, the ‘leave it’ state.
You got money to gamble? Leave it here.
A wife you wanna get rid of? Get rid of her here.
Extra atom bomb you don’t need? Blow it up here. Nobody will mind in the slightest.
The slogan of Nevada is, ‘Anything goes, but don’t complain if it went.’”
You got money to gamble? Leave it here.
A wife you wanna get rid of? Get rid of her here.
Extra atom bomb you don’t need? Blow it up here. Nobody will mind in the slightest.
The slogan of Nevada is, ‘Anything goes, but don’t complain if it went.’”
Yes, I guess "The Misfits" is a decent story (the movie is terrific) but the only reason I can think of to read this book is for his short story, "Please Don't Kill Anything," which is apparently about Marilyn. Short, simple, sad, and indelible.
I've actually never read any of his plays, but I really enjoyed his short stories. Very honest, sad and engaging- (almost) everything you can expect from good literature.
An astonishing work with an equally astonishing ending. Highly recommended.
Miller loves a beautiful girl, doesn't he? Rather a depressing play.
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