Ana De Armas exuded elegance as she stepped out to a screening of Blonde at the 48th Deauville Film Festival in France on Friday.
The Spanish actress, 34, looked sensational in the graceful floor length number with long chiffon sleeves.
Blonde is based on the iconic star Marilyn Monroe’s life and see’s Ana take on the leading role in the biographical psychological drama.
Stunning: Ana De Armas, 34, exuded elegance as she stepped out to a screening of Blonde at the 48th Deauville Film Festival in France on Friday
Ana boosted her height with a pair of gold strappy sandals as she walked the red carpet at the event.
She styled her brunette locks into a chic low bun and opted for a feline flick of black eyeliner to top off her look.
The actress later took to the stage at the event where she was seen applauding the crowd.
Glowing: She styled her brunette locks into a chic low bun and opted for a feline flick of black eyeliner to top off her look
It comes after Ana broke down in tears as Blonde received a 14-minute standing ovation at its world premiere at Venice Film Festival earlier this week.
The actress, who plays Marilyn Monroe in the movie, attended Blonde’s debut on Thursday night, where it received rave reviews from critics while viewers were left equally impressed.
The screening of Blonde was reportedly met by a 14-minute standing ovation – the longest of any film at this year’s Festival, which is known for its long applauses.
The incredible response brought lead actress Ana and her co-star Adrien Brody – who plays Arthur Miller in Blonde – to tears, according to reports.
Elegant: The Spanish actress looked sensational in the graceful floor length number with long chiffon sleeves
All-star cast: Blonde is based on the iconic star Marilyn Monroe’s life and see’s Ana take on the leading role in the biographical psychological drama (pictured Ana and Adrien in Blonde)
Ana stars as Marilyn/Norma Jeane Baker in Andrew’s Dominik adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates novel, which reimagines the life of the tragic Hollywood star and is a fictionalised take on her story.
Blonde, produced by Brad Pitt, has received rave reviews from critics, with Ana’s performance being described as ‘extraordinary’ by gushing critics.
The Telegraph’s critic Robbie Collin heaped praise on the fictionalised take on Marilyn’s life as he awarded the Netflix film a four-star review.
Beaming: The actress later took to the stage at the event where she was seen applauding the crowd
Addressed criticism that Spanish star Ana would be using her natural accent in the role, he praised the actress for capturing Marilyn with ‘extraordinary psychological precision and real depth of feeling’.
‘Not only does she look the part, she understands that the part is a dismantling of the look,’ he said.
‘Blonde is severe and serious-minded almost to a fault: you rather wonder how many viewers at home will soldier on to the end when it lands on Netflix after a limited theatrical release.
‘In the cinema, though, it swallows you up like an uneasy dream, at once all too familiar and pricklingly unreal.’
Praise: It comes after Ana broke down in tears as Blonde received a 14-minute standing ovation at its world premiere at Venice Film Festival earlier this week
Lead: Blonde, produced by Brad Pitt, has received rave reviews from critics, with Ana’s performance being described as ‘extraordinary’ by gushing critics
But The Guardian’s Leslie Felperin gave a more conservative three-star review as it criticised the film for not giving Marilyn ‘much agency in her story’.
‘The psychological framework is very old-school Hollywood Freudian, which doesn’t give Monroe herself much agency in her story,’ the review said.
However, the film critic could not fault Ana’s performance, penning: ‘De Armas’s intense and ultimately persuasive performance goes a long way towards bringing the goddess down to earth, but will that be enough?’
Deadline described Ana as Dominik’s ‘muse’ as they addressed the ‘astonishing’ way Marilyn’s story was retold – through the lens of a fictionalised book, rather than autobiographical material.
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING
The Telegraph
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Robbie Collin heaped praise on the fictionalised take on Marilyn’s life as he awarded the film a four-star review.
Addressed criticism that Ana would be using her natural accent in the role, he praised the actress for capturing Marilyn with ‘extraordinary psychological precision and real depth of feeling’.
‘Not only does she look the part, she understands that the part is a dismantling of the look,’ he said.
The Guardian
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Leslie Felperin gave a more conservative three-star review as it criticised the film for not giving Marilyn ‘much agency in her story’.
‘The psychological framework is very old-school Hollywood Freudian, which doesn’t give Monroe herself much agency in her story,’ the review said.
However, the film critic could not fault Ana’s performance, penning: ‘De Armas’s intense and ultimately persuasive performance goes a long way towards bringing the goddess down to earth, but will that be enough?’
Deadline
Critic Damon Wise gushed over the technological successes of the movie, but said it was Ana’s performance that carried the film.
He wrote: ‘That the film works at all is down to the extraordinary performance at the heart of it: Ana de Armas carries the film squarely on her shoulders, depicting Monroe over a period of some 16 years, and the performance — actually more of an interpretation, helped by the actress’s liminal resemblance — is all-in, ferociously emotional but complex in its nuances as it explores the child-like sex symbol’s many paradoxes.’
Vulture
Bilge Ebiri noted that although Marilyn doesn’t have ‘agency’ in the story, the movie is never ‘boring’ due to its incredible cinematography.
‘Blonde is beautiful, mesmerizing, and, at times, deeply moving. But it’s also alienating — again, by design — constantly turning the camera on the viewer, sometimes with Marilyn directly addressing it,’ they said.
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