Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (U)

Marilyn Monroe (celebrating her centenary this year!) and Jane Russell know that diamonds are a girl’s best friend in Howard Hawks’ marvellous musical.

Two glamorous showgirls, Lorelei (Monroe) and Dorothy (Russell) have everything they could want… almost. On the hunt for true love, they set sail on a luxury ocean liner bound for Paris. But they hit rocky waters when a manipulative detective (Elliott Reed), an elderly millionaire (Charles Coburn) and the entire men's Olympic team try to put an anchor in their marriage-minded mischief.

With musical numbers both sumptuous and ironic, ravishing colour and costumes and effortlessly charismatic performances from both leads, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is an exuberant social satire.