The truth goes deeper than you think.
Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and resolved.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Filipe Manuel Netoon TMDB · Jan 20247/10
**A bold and beautifully executed film about one of the first porn superstars.** Contrary to what many people think, pornography did not appear by magic in the 1970s. I am not an expert on the subject, but I know several images and engravings of pornographic content printed in the 19th century. However, until the middle of the 20th century, this material could only circulate secretly so as not to offend the reigning puritanism. What happened in the 70s was the liberation of this material, which began to be displayed openly and have the air of great artistic expression (often without merit). Linda Lovelace, probably the first porn superstar, is part of the birth of today's porn industry. The film, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, is not afraid to address the toughest themes and show us the darker side of the life of the woman who starred in the famous “Deep Throat”, a film so extreme for It's time that it was censored in much of the world, made pornography a well-accepted fashion and consolidated pornography as a cinematographic genre and entertainment industry. Taking advantage of statements by Linda Lovelace herself, several years later, the film shows the abuse to wh
Read the whole review on TMDB - Felicityon TMDB · Jun 20258/10
Wow. What a sad tale. If Linda's version is true, and we've seen many of these horrible true tales, I hope Charlie really did get that beat down because he deserved it. Her nickname was Holy Holy in school. Chuck seemed to have coerced her with abuse, drugs, and threats of abuse. She was lucky to get away from Chuck and not end up murdered like Dorothy Stratten.
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Cast
- Amanda SeyfriedLinda Lovelace
- Sharon StoneDorothy Boreman
- Robert PatrickJohn J. Boreman
- Peter SarsgaardChuck Traynor
- Hank AzariaJerry Damiano
- Juno TemplePatsy
- Wes BentleyThomas - Photographer
- Adam BrodyHarry Reems
- Bobby CannavaleButchie Peraino
- James FrancoHugh Hefner
Crew
- Rob EpsteinDirector
- Jeffrey FriedmanDirector
- Andy BellinWriter
- Eric Alan EdwardsDirector of Photography
- Stephen TraskOriginal Music Composer
- Robert DalvaEditor
- Matthew LandonEditor
- Jim YoungProducer
- Heidi Jo MarkelProducer
- Laura RisterProducer
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