Lovelace (2013)
Country: US
Technical: col 93m
Director: Andy Bellin
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Juno Temple, James Franco, Robert Patrick
Synopsis:
Linda is damaged goods, and lowlife Chuck Traynor homes in on her and uses her to make a fortune in the 'adult entertainment' business. But, as she later sets down in print, their dysfunctional relationship was far more abusive even than that.
Review:
One of the bravest moves by a young actress since Boogie Nights, this relatively restrained film nevertheless exposes the underbelly of the porn business with disarming frankness and affection. It follows a similar trajectory to Auto Focus, also anchored around a stereotypical portrayal of magisterial sleaze in the shape of Willem Dafoe. Sarsgaard, the industry's go-to candidate for slime-ball roles, was becoming rather irksome in his familiarity, but does a decent enough job. The big surprise is Sharon Stone, who is made up to look like Jessica Lange would have done at the same time, and delivers a performance entirely shorn of vanity. The film's innovation is to have a two-part structure, mapping the same events twice, the second time with all the nasty parts put back in. It is a given that we believe Miss Lovelace's version of events, now that she is dead.
Country: US
Technical: col 93m
Director: Andy Bellin
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Juno Temple, James Franco, Robert Patrick
Synopsis:
Linda is damaged goods, and lowlife Chuck Traynor homes in on her and uses her to make a fortune in the 'adult entertainment' business. But, as she later sets down in print, their dysfunctional relationship was far more abusive even than that.
Review:
One of the bravest moves by a young actress since Boogie Nights, this relatively restrained film nevertheless exposes the underbelly of the porn business with disarming frankness and affection. It follows a similar trajectory to Auto Focus, also anchored around a stereotypical portrayal of magisterial sleaze in the shape of Willem Dafoe. Sarsgaard, the industry's go-to candidate for slime-ball roles, was becoming rather irksome in his familiarity, but does a decent enough job. The big surprise is Sharon Stone, who is made up to look like Jessica Lange would have done at the same time, and delivers a performance entirely shorn of vanity. The film's innovation is to have a two-part structure, mapping the same events twice, the second time with all the nasty parts put back in. It is a given that we believe Miss Lovelace's version of events, now that she is dead.
Country: US
Technical: col 93m
Director: Andy Bellin
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Juno Temple, James Franco, Robert Patrick
Synopsis:
Linda is damaged goods, and lowlife Chuck Traynor homes in on her and uses her to make a fortune in the 'adult entertainment' business. But, as she later sets down in print, their dysfunctional relationship was far more abusive even than that.
Review:
One of the bravest moves by a young actress since Boogie Nights, this relatively restrained film nevertheless exposes the underbelly of the porn business with disarming frankness and affection. It follows a similar trajectory to Auto Focus, also anchored around a stereotypical portrayal of magisterial sleaze in the shape of Willem Dafoe. Sarsgaard, the industry's go-to candidate for slime-ball roles, was becoming rather irksome in his familiarity, but does a decent enough job. The big surprise is Sharon Stone, who is made up to look like Jessica Lange would have done at the same time, and delivers a performance entirely shorn of vanity. The film's innovation is to have a two-part structure, mapping the same events twice, the second time with all the nasty parts put back in. It is a given that we believe Miss Lovelace's version of events, now that she is dead.