Niagara

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“Marilyn Monroe and Niagara – a raging torrent of emotion that even nature can’t control!” Set against the dramatic backdrop of Niagara Falls, Marilyn Monroe portrays Rose Loomis, a femme fatale possessing two of the most powerful weapons imaginable: an erotic body and an evil mind. Planning to murder her troubled husband (Joseph Cotton), Rose first uses her double-edged sword to drive him to the brink of total insanity. Then she seductively torments a series of strangers while her mysterious lover waits in the shadows. Part Technicolor noir, part overheated melodrama, Niagara remains best known as the film that transformed Marilyn Monroe from rising star to full-fledged screen phenomenon. Vastly different from the often comedic roles for which she became best known, Monroe’s intensely dramatic performance as the diabolical and scheming Rose is at once fascinating and frightening, emerging as a force of nature equal to the Falls themselves. With its lurid color palette, mounting hysteria, and spectacular location photography, Niagara occupies a fascinating space between studio drama, erotic fever dream, and killer noir thriller. (Dir. by Henry Hathaway, 1953, USA, 92 mins., Not Rated)