The director also said he was 'really pleased' the film starring Ana de Armas had 'offended so many people.'
, his Marilyn Monroe biopic for Netflix which heavily divided public opinion after its world premiere in Venice. Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, the director said that the U.S. audiences had the strongest adverse reaction to the film — “they hated the movie!” — and claimed that when it came to iconic Americans such as Monroe, they only wanted to see a celebration.
“Now we’re living in a time where it’s important to present women as empowered, and they want to reinvent Marilyn Monroe as an empowered woman. That’s what they want to see,” he said. “And if you’re not showing them that, it upsets them.”
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