If you loved Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, try My Week with Marilyn

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Simon Curtis, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What My Week with Marilyn is

A minor footnote in Monroe’s legend gets magnified. Colin Clark wrangles his way onto Olivier’s set for a week, then records personal fever-dreams about the star. The result is a polite museum diorama of backstage posturing.

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