Elvis and Marilyn

Original title: Elvjs e Merilijn

1998
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

YOUR RATING

Comedy Drama

The film chronicles the melancholy journey of two celebrity look-alikes chasing their dream of la dolce vita in Italy. Romanian Marilyn Monroe impersonator Ileana and Bulgarian Elvis double ... Read allThe film chronicles the melancholy journey of two celebrity look-alikes chasing their dream of la dolce vita in Italy. Romanian Marilyn Monroe impersonator Ileana and Bulgarian Elvis double Nicolaj win a look-alike contest in Bucharest in which the prize is a summer engagement in... Read allThe film chronicles the melancholy journey of two celebrity look-alikes chasing their dream of la dolce vita in Italy. Romanian Marilyn Monroe impersonator Ileana and Bulgarian Elvis double Nicolaj win a look-alike contest in Bucharest in which the prize is a summer engagement in a nightclub on Italy's Adriatic coast. The two strangers take off together, communicating... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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8gonz30

Excellent social commentary about life in the Balkans

An entertaining and dramatic depiction of life, hopes, reality and shattered dreams in post Communist era Balkan countries, a few of their citizens , and their disappointing reception and "wake up call" in the "West."

7lulu88

Sad but probably true

Somebody told me it's a comedy when I decided to go for this movie. This is very untrue -- although the journey that the main characters went through was close to ridiculous, it conveyed the very sad truth in most communist (and former communist) countries -- that their people are dying to leave their country at all costs, even if they are heading towards an unknown destiny. One other message is that looks are so deceptive -- "Marilyn" is seen by everyone as a dumb, easy, indecent blonde but she is actually sweet, good-natured and pours her heart out to every stranger she meets. I wonder if that might explain the mishaps of the real Monroe too?