Ana de Armas doesn’t “understand” why ‘Blonde’ received NC-17 rating
nme.comBlonde received in the US.Directed by Andrew Dominik and based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde is described as a story which reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe and “blurs the lines of fact and fiction”.Earlier this year, the Motion Picture Association gave the film a restrictive NC-17 rating, which recommends that no one under the age of 18 should see the project.Speaking to L’officiel USA about the rating, de Armas, who plays Monroe, said: “I didn’t understand why that happened.
I can tell you a number of shows or movies that are way more explicit with a lot more sexual content than Blonde.“But to tell this story it is important to show all these moments in Marilyn’s life that made her end up the way that she did.
It needed to be explained. Everyone [in the cast] knew we had to go to uncomfortable places. I wasn’t the only one.”Speaking to Screendaily about the rating earlier this year, Dominik said: “It’s a demanding movie.
If the audience doesn’t like it, that’s the fucking audience’s problem. It’s not running for public office.“It’s an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe, it’s kind of what you want, right?
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