Exclusive Photos of Dakota Johnson and Ellen Burstyn as Marilyn Monroe

Gyllenhaal used that question to craft a love letter to Monroe in a 17-minute short film that explores different paths her life might have taken her. Flesh Impact follows two versions of Monroe, played by Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn and Dakota Johnson. “This film is very much a mixture of Marilyn and my fantasy of her,” says Gyllenhaal. “In a lot of ways, this movie is about Marilyn and also about actresses in general and what it’s like to have that strange, very vulnerable, and, at…