So, what did you think when you heard Amanda Seyfried would be playing porn star Linda Lovelace? Chances are we shared the same reaction which wasn’t necessarily positive. But now that RADiUS-TWC is giving us a look at Seyfried in Lovelace…maybe that initial reaction was wrong.
Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, the cast includes Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Hank Azaria, Wes Bentley, Adam Brody, Bobby Cannavale, James Franco, Debi Mazar, Chris Noth, Robert Patrick, Eric Roberts, Chloe Sevigny, Sharon Stone, and Juno Temple.
The Plot:
In 1972 — before the internet, before the porn explosion — Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature film, featuring a story, some jokes, and an unknown and unlikely star, Linda Lovelace. Escaping a strict religious family, Linda discovered freedom and the high-life when she fell for and married charismatic hustler Chuck Traynor. As Linda Lovelace she became an international sensation—less centerfold fantasy than a charming girl-next-door with an impressive capacity for fellatio.
Fully inhabiting her new identity, Linda became an enthusiastic spokesperson for sexual freedom and uninhibited hedonism. Six years later, she presented another, utterly contradictory, narrative to the world — and herself – as the survivor of a far darker story.
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