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The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)

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Movie Info


Genre

Drama

Release Date

April 14, 2006 (NY, LA, SF)

MPAA Rating

R

Duration

91 min.

Studio

Picturehouse

Official Site

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

Cast and Crew


Director

Mary Harron

Producer

Pamela Koffler, Katie Roumel, Christine Vachon

Screenwriter

Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner

Starring

Movie Story


From Mary Harron ("I Shot Andy Warhol," "American Psycho") comes "The Notorious Bettie Page," a provocative exploration of sexuality, religion and pop culture as she takes us into the 1950s and the fascinating world of famous pin-up girl, Bettie Page. In an incandescent performance, Gretchen Mol stars as Bettie Page, who grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York.

Bettie's legendary fetish poses made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day.

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Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page in Picturehouse's The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page in Picturehouse's The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)

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MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..more than just a tasty morsel of eye candy..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..while Gretchen Mol delivers a delightfully exuberant lead performance, the film itself seldom goes beyond skin deep..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
“..a purely fun picture that neither apologizes nor psychoanalyzes nor points fingers..”
by Donald Levit [ReelTalk]