PNC, Library to Host “My Week with Marilyn” Film Screenings

Public showings of the film "My Week with Marilyn" will be offered through a collaboration of the Purdue University North Central Odyssey 2011- 2012 Arts and Cultural Events Series and the Michigan City Public Library. The showings are free and open to the public. The film is rated R.

It will be shown Thursday, April 19 at 5 p.m. in the PNC Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02 where free popcorn will be available and moviegoers are welcome to bring their own beverages. The film will be shown Sunday, April 22 at 2 p.m. at the Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St., Michigan City.

This award-winning film is based on the diaries of Colin Clark, a young man who worked on the set of "The Prince and the Showgirl" with Monroe in 1957. The film captures Clark's account of what happened between the two during a week they spent together while their movie was on hiatus and Monroe's husband, playwright Arthur Miller, was away.

"My Week with Marilyn" gathered countless nominations, awards and accolades. Actress Michelle Williams, in her role as Marilyn, earned the Golden Globe as Best Actress. She also won Best Actress awards from the Hollywood Film Festival, Independent Spirit Awards and Las Vegas Film Critics Society, among others. She and Kenneth Branagh, who played Laurence Olivier, were nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively. The film earned four nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association and seven from the British Academy Film Awards.

Claudia Puig of "USA Today" described that Williams "embodies" Monroe in this role. "Disappearing into the role of the troubled actress, Williams captures the star's breathy voice and distinctive mannerisms while delving a few notches deeper. Ever a chameleon, Williams conveys Monroe's vulnerability and peels back the sexpot image to reveal a woman who is alternately wistful, childlike, funny, needy and wise."

The Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series features events throughout the year. A schedule can be found at www.pnc.edu. For information contact Judy Jacobi, PNC assistant vice chancellor of Marketing and Campus Relations, at 219.785.5200 ext. 5593. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Jacobi. Anyone who would like to receive an email notification of upcoming Odyssey events should email ebernel@pnc.edu.