Plot
The 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.
Release Year: 2013
Rating: 6.4/10 (855 voted)
Director:Rob Epstein
Storyline
The 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.
Filming Locations: Alex Theatre - 216 N. Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $10,000,000
(estimated)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
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User Review
Author:
Rating: 7/10
I attended Lovelace at Sundance not knowing too much about the story of
Linda Lovelace. Linda Lovelace is the most famous pornography star of
all time because of the film Deep Throat (1972) which became wildly
popular with mainstream audiences and brought pornography into popular
culture. More than an indictment of the pornography business, this film
is an indictment and expose on spousal abuse. Linda married young and
was sexually and physically abused by her husband throughout her
marriage. She was forced into doing these films and acts. She
eventually found the courage to leave her husband and wrote a tell-all
which is what this movie is based on.
The way this story was structured keeps it interesting and revelatory,
and tonally the film is in accordance with her life. Things start off
happy and there are lots of funny moments but soon enough things take a
turn for the worse and that is where the true drama ensues.
Amanda Seyfried may not seem like the right choice for the role but she
handles herself and the material with ease. She does a fabulous job
evoking a wide range of emotions and brings her performance to a
previously unseen level (at least, from what I've seen of hers). Peter
Sarsgaard naturally exudes kindness and charm, we are seduced by it as
she is, yet when the time calls for it he is rightly overpowering and
terrifying.
Directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman started off making
documentaries that were both important and compelling. They made the
switch to traditional narrative films with Howl which showcased their
talent but Lovelace is further proof that they are multi-talented and
continuing to grow in skill.
The film does leave out a few things, most likely for the sake of the
narrative, Linda was forced to participate in several short pornography
loops before she appeared in Deep Throat, including a bestiality film.
She also made two movies after Deep Throat (including Deep Throat II).
The film has instant notoriety for its connection to Deep Throat and
hopefully this will drive a bigger audience to it but it will likely
gain some controversy as well for its association (in fact there was a
small group protesting it at the premiere which is utterly ridiculous).
I hope this film gets a large audience as marital abuse in its many
forms is far too common a problem and needs to be brought to the
forefront of discussion.
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