Lovelace
Excited and intrigued.
I'd say those words both describe how I feel about the release of this film.
The film is a drama based on, possibly the most well known pornographic film star ever known to man, Linda Lovelace (real name Linda Boreman).
And yes, I just used the word pornographic instead of 'adult film'. Because, well, lets not beat around the bush eh? (Is there a pun in there somewhere?)
Lovelace is portrayed by Amanda Seyfried. Will it work? We all recognise Seyfried by her long, blonde locks and her big puppy eyes. The image of innocence. Surprisingly, after watching the trailer, it's clear that's used to her advantage in this.
Many of you that read this blog may well know that I have my feminist moments. What you may not know is through the subjects Sociology and Media, I have studied the role of the woman in media texts; including pornography.
It has been said (with plenty of research) that the Pornography industry is the only industry worldwide in which the female sex is paid a higher fee than the male.
There in lies that I am both excited and intrigued to see how they depict such a famous female lead role.
Will it be empowering or degrading? I guess we'll see...
Watch the trailer here.
Release date UK: 23rd August 2013
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