Written on October 31st, 2009 by PinUp Collector
I did not see this movie until it was out on HBO & Showtime but wish I has seen it sooner! Gretchen Mol does not look a lot like Bettie Page but she is still gorgeous and does a good job portraying a Pin Up girl of the 40's and 50's. If your into the Pin Up girl era then this is a pretty good movie to add to your collection. (Careful, not for those under 18 due to full frontal nudity). Did I mention Gretchen Mol is easy on the eyes?
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| The cult pin-up idol Bettie Page gets the full-fledged biopic treatment in The Notorious Bettie Page, a movie that somehow seems as tame and innocent as the naughty photographs Bettie made in the 1950s. After a few scenes of Bettie growing up, the film quickly leads us to her more-or-less glory years, when she posed for countless peekaboo photos and some nudie films. These would make her an underground star for decades--long after she gave up modeling for religion, in fact. Gretchen Mol, a premature starlet in a redemptive role, does nicely at suggesting Bettie's too-trusting nature, maintaining her equipoise in a sleazy world. Her nude scenes are as liberated and no-sweat as those old nudist films always wanted people to believe. Director Mary Harron plays most of the film in the black-and-white that Bettie thrived in, which seems fitting enough (although the Kodachrome-bright color interludes are welcome). There's an air of "Ed Wood" about the project, and Harron maintains a similarly jovial tone, but the film does have a tendency to fall into the and-then-this-happened metronome rhythm of film biography. Even a promising venture into the Senate hearings on pornography is a minor joke. Jared Harris and Lili Taylor, veterans of Harron's "I Shot Andy Warhol," play colorful characters out of the grindhouse world, but few supporting players get a chance to make an impression. The main draw is Mol's commitment to the role and the film's goofy re-creation of a most peculiar subculture at an unlikely time. --Robert Horton |
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| Review Date: March 8, 2007 |
| Reviewer: MasterN, slavenextdoor |
Whether you love pinups, classic bondage or First Amendment freedom, there are many reasons for you to see "The Notorious Bettie Page".
The movie features Gretchen Mol. And while she she barely fits the original's 36-24-35 figure, she perfectly plays the Nashville native's open minded innocence, charm and fun loving nature. Whatever you might already know about Bettie Page, I can guarantee that you will learn something new about this classic pinup girl.
For example, did you know that this sweet n' simple girl missed being class Valedictorian by only an A-...or that she was at the zenith of her modeling career at the age of 35?
This story is a real life "Perils of Pauline" flick, introducing us to good and evil characters as well as Bettie herself. Many of you are sure to enjoy the depiction of classic Irving Claw pictures, which seem tame today but were provocative and scandalous in their time. Our heroine was right in the middle of this turbulent change in adult pornography.
"The Notorious Bettie Page" is a tale of youthful optimism, censorship, faith, and the search for happiness. In the end, Bettie is able to reconcile her career as a porn star with her religious guilt and spiritual beliefs.
If you are a Bettie Page fan, this movie is a must see. I also recommend her official website, which provides her renumeration for her images that she sorely deserves. |
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