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NIAGARA
1953
Director
Henry Hathaway
Starring
Marilyn Monroe
Joseph Cotten
Jean Peters
Runtime
88 minutes
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Set against the roaring backdrop of Niagara Falls, the film revolves around Rose (Marilyn Monroe), a femme fatale with secret, murderous plans for her older husband (Cotten), and a honeymooning young couple who become entangled in her ill-fated scheme. Vastly different from her often comedic roles, Marilyn’s classic dramatic performance as this diabolical and scheming woman is at once fascinating and frightening, painting a powerful portrait of human sexuality and passion.
“This isn’t a Marilyn you want to embrace and protect. As Rose, she’s alert and defiant, a woman who has defined exactly what she wants and for what she wants and has forged a plan to help her get it. This performance, among the star's finest, gives the lie to the idea that she couldn't really act. What it suggests, instead, is that Marilyn was a natural. In NIAGARA, she’s self-determined, boldly sexual, almost impossibly cruel. And still, you feel for her.” – Stephanie Zacharek, The Village Voice
Boren Banner Series: Natalie Krick
Through April 6
In her new suite of collages, Natalie Krick deconstructs pictures of Marilyn Monroe from Bert Stern’s book The Complete Last Sitting, complicating the voyeuristic viewing imposed on its iconic subject.
Set against the roaring backdrop of Niagara Falls, the film revolves around Rose (Marilyn Monroe), a femme fatale with secret, murderous plans for her older husband (Cotten), and a honeymooning young couple who become entangled in her ill-fated scheme. Vastly different from her often comedic roles, Marilyn’s classic dramatic performance as this diabolical and scheming woman is at once fascinating and frightening, painting a powerful portrait of human sexuality and passion.
“This isn’t a Marilyn you want to embrace and protect. As Rose, she’s alert and defiant, a woman who has defined exactly what she wants and for what she wants and has forged a plan to help her get it. This performance, among the star's finest, gives the lie to the idea that she couldn't really act. What it suggests, instead, is that Marilyn was a natural. In NIAGARA, she’s self-determined, boldly sexual, almost impossibly cruel. And still, you feel for her.” – Stephanie Zacharek, The Village Voice
Boren Banner Series: Natalie Krick
Through April 6
In her new suite of collages, Natalie Krick deconstructs pictures of Marilyn Monroe from Bert Stern’s book The Complete Last Sitting, complicating the voyeuristic viewing imposed on its iconic subject.