by Dimitris IoannouIt's been 50 years since the death of Marilyn Monroe and the Cannes Film Festival pays tribute to the legendary Hollywood actress by selecting the iconic blonde for the festival's 65th anniversary poster.
According to a festival statement, “Fifty years after her death, Marilyn is still a major figure in world cinema, an eternal icon, whose grace, mystery and power of seduction remain resolutely contemporary. Each of her screen appearances sparks the imagination. The Festival poster captures Marilyn by surprise in an intimate moment where myth meets reality – a moving tribute to the anniversary of her passing, which coincides with the Festival anniversary. She enchants us with this promising gesture: a seductively blown kiss. The Festival is a temple of glamour and Marilyn is its perfect incarnation. Their coming together symbolizes the ideal of simplicity and elegance.”
The American actress who became a major sex symbol in the '50s, died on August 5, 1962 at her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. At the age of 36, the woman born Norma Jeane Mortenson, ended her life by an overdose of barbiturates.
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