More than 50 years after her death, Marilyn Monroe still has a hold on the American imagination. And not just for her beauty or sex appeal. This inventive documentary suggests that even Hollywood’s current stars can’t let her go, as it shows a parade of actors reading aloud from some of Monroe’s recently uncovered letters and diaries. As Glenn Close, Ellen Burstyn, Uma Thurman, and others give voice to Monroe’s innermost thoughts, the legend emerges once again as an endless striver, desperate to be loved and heartbreakingly vulnerable. Monday, June 17, at 9 p.m., HBO
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