Clap Watch: Ana de Armas hits new Venice high with 14-minute standing ovation for Blonde
The actor and her co-star Adrien Brody were both tearful during the applause
It turns out not only gentlemen prefer blondes—the Venice Film Festival does as well. At the Venice premiere of Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe biographical drama Blonde, star Ana de Armas was tearful during the film’s 14-plus minute standing ovation, a festival record so far. Co-star Adrien Brody, who plays playwright Arthur Miller, also became misty, Variety reports.
Before Blonde came down the barrel, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson’s black comedy The Banshees of Inisherin held the festival’s applause record. The black comedy drama received 13 minutes of applause following its Tuesday premiere.
Blonde found itself in Venice with a lot to prove and more than a few hitches. Not a straightforward biopic exactly, the film takes its basis from Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name, a dramatization of Monroe’s life. Blonde garnered Netflix’s first NC-17 rating (a decision Armas has publicly questioned), leading some fans to express concern about just how sensationalized and invasive this new telling of one of Hollywood’s most tragic tales may be.