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The Seven Year Itch (1955) Marilyn Monroe in the subway grate scene
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The scene where Marilyn Monroe's dress blows up is one of the most iconic of her career. It was filmed on Lexington between 52nd and 53rd streets. The area located here is probably the site.
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The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch
is a 1955 American
romantic comedy
film based on a 1952 three-act play
with the same name
by
George Axelrod
. The film was co-written and directed by
Billy Wilder
, and stars
Marilyn Monroe
and
Tom Ewell
, reprising his Broadway role from
the play
. It contains one of the most notable images of the 20th century – Monroe standing on a subway grate as
her white dress
[1]
is blown upwards by a passing train. The titular phrase, which refers to declining interest in a
monogamous relationship
after seven years of marriage, has been used by
psychologists
.
[2]
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Seven Year Itch
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