Ana de Armas exuded Marilyn Monroe glamour as she attended the Venice Film Festival premiere of her film, Blonde, based on the iconic star’s life.
The Spanish actress, 34, looked incredible in a plunging pink dress as she joined a very suave Brad Pitt, as they led the stars on the red carpet on Thursday.
She wowed the crowds with her stunning vintage look with her brunette locks styled in sculpted 50s-inspired waves.
Sensational: Ana de Armas, 34, exuded Marilyn Monroe glamour as she joined Brad Pitt to attend the Venice Film Festival premiere of her film, Blonde, based on the iconic star’s life
Ana accessorised the pleated number with a glitzy silver choker with a sweet heart pendant and matching bracelet.
She enhanced her radiant complexion with a sweeping of pink blusher and matching matte lipstick.
Brad, 58 – who served at the films producer – put on a dapper display in a black suit with a crisp white shirt and dickie bow tie.
Sensational: The Spanish actress looked incredible in a plunging pink dress as she smiled for the cameras at the event
Glamorous: She styled her brunette locks styled in sculpted 50s-inspired waves
The actor decided to dress his look down with a pair of suede and white trainers with three white stripes.
Marking her first lead role, the drama is a fictionalised take on the icon’s life, written and directed by Andrew Dominik and adapted from the 2000 novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates.
When the streaming giant dropped the trailer on July 28, Twitter users blasted Ana’s accent as ‘awful’ with some saying she ‘looks nothing like Marilyn Monroe.’
Smart: Brad, 58, put on a dapper display in a black suit with a crisp white shirt and dickie bow tie
Relaxed: The actor decided to dress his look down with a pair of suede and white trainers with three white stripes
Star power: The actress blew kisses at the adoring crowds
Responding to the backlash Ana, who only learned English in 2015, admitted that she ‘didn’t grow up knowing Marilyn or her movies’.
‘I am proud to have Andrew’s trust and the chance to pull it off. I feel like whether you’re a Cuban or an American actress, anyone should feel the pressure.’
‘My job wasn’t to imitate her,’ defended Ana, who spent nine months working with dialect coach Jessica Drake.
Amazing: Brad applauded the actress as they promoted the drama
Radiant: Ana was beaming as she walked the red carpet
Cast and crew: Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Julianne Nicholson, Adrien Brody, director Andrew Dominik (R-L) joined Ana and Brad at the event
‘I was interested in her feelings, her journey, her insecurities, and her voice, in the sense that she didn’t really have one.’
While Blonde is not fully authorised by the Marilyn Monroe Estate, Ana’s performance has had plenty of early plaudits.
The rep for Monroe’s estate Marc Rosen told Variety on August 1: ‘Ana was a great casting choice as she captures Marilyn’s glamour, humanity, and vulnerability.’
VIP’s: Adrien Brody, who stars as Arthur Miller, stepped out alongside Julianne Nicholson, who takes on the role as Marilyn’s mother Gladys
Success: Director Andrew posed for a photo with Brad as they celebrated their work
Loved-up: Adrien was joined by his girlfriend Georgina Chapman as they linked arms
Glitzy: Georgina looked incredible in a heavily embellished 1920s style gown
The casting was also defended by two-time Oscar winner Brad Pitt, who’s one of Blonde’s six credited producers.
‘She is phenomenal in it. That’s a tough dress to fill,’ the Plan B Entertainment co-founder told ET on August 1.
‘It was 10 years in the making. It wasn’t until we found Ana that we could get it across the finish line.’
Glowing: Earlier in the day, Ana was the picture of grace as she made her way to the event in a taxi boat
All-star cast: . Adrien (pictured with Ana as Arthur Miller in the movie), Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel, and Julianne Nicholson also appear in supporting roles
Blonde author Joyce Carol Oates and Jamie Lee Curtis – whose father Tony Curtis (played by Michael Masini) co-starred with Monroe in Some Like It Hot – have both seen the film and fully approve.
Curtis, who co-starred with Ana in Knives Out, said she saw an early cut of the movie and ‘dropped to the floor. I couldn’t believe it. Ana was completely gone. She was Marilyn.’
Back in February, Blonde director Andrew Dominik said early backlash was ‘the f***ing audience’s problem’ and assured ‘the one thing nobody’s going to complain about is Ana’s performance.’
‘It’s an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe, it’s kind of what you want, right?’ the 54-year-old Kiwi director told Screen International.
‘I want to go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story.’
Voluminous: Giulia Elettra Gorietti opted for a plunging baby pink chiffon gown
Guests: Cecilia Rodriguez and Fancy Alexandersson were the picture of glamour
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