Notorious Bettie Page (DVD, 2007)

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THE NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE is a whimsical biopic of the centuryÆs greatest pinup queen.

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EAN5051429101019
eBay Product ID (ePID)59505464

Product Key Features

ActorJared Harris, Chris Bauer, Gretchen Mol
Film/TV TitleNotorious Bettie Page
DirectorMary Harron
LanguageEnglish
Run Time90 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2007
FeaturesWidescreen, Audio commentary by director, writer and Gretchen Mol\Cast interviews\Trailer\'Presenting Betty Page' - short film, Closed Caption
GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ReviewsSight And Sound - A visually ravishing investigation of a life lived with an innate sense of decorum, Total Film - Mol's Bettie radiates warmth, joy and vivacity. Without any emotional showboating she gives the character heart
Additional InformationDirector Mary Harron (I SHOT ANDY WARHOL) and writer Guinevere Turner (GO FISH, THE L WORD) deliver a loving, whimsical biopic of the centuryÆs greatest pinup queen. The film also offers a highly relevant commentary on the sexual mores of the 1950s, as well as stunning cinematography by W. Mott Hupfel III that perfectly captures the age. Played by the lovely Gretchen Mol (THE SHAPE OF THINGS) in a career-making performance, Bettie Page is portrayed as a sweet but strangely wise na∩f from Tennessee, buffeted by circumstances outside her control but buoyed by an innate, cheerful optimism. After an abusive marriage and a brutal gang rape, Bettie flees to New York and begins a modelling career, for which she has a natural talent and which she does with an uncommon joy and palpable enthusiasm. She also begins acting lessons, but itÆs the bondage photographs she takes with Irving and Paula Klaw (Chris Bauer and Lili Taylor) that really alter the course of her life. Shot in the basement of the Klaws' celebrity photography business, BettieÆs photographs were among the first harbingers of a societyÆs awakening sexuality, and her ability to project boundless delight--no matter what activity she is engaged in--is truly remarkable to behold. Eschewing the sensational, the film instead unfolds at a leisurely pace, lacking much cohesive narrative and revealing the mundane realities of the life of a notoriously glamorous figure. The story is bookended by the trial the Klaws were subjected to for selling obscene materials, which led to BettieÆs retirement to her much-loved Miami getaway and a rediscovered devotion to Jesus.
ScreenwriterGuinevere Turner
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleNotorious Bettie Page
Consumer AdviceContains sexual fetish theme

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  • Ok.

    Very good review of the notorious Betty Page.

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  • good

    love this film

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  • Good little film

    I know this film wanted my own copy

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  • Amazing

    A great film, and came on great condition 😁

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  • A brilliant film

    A brilliant film that’s really entertaining and I would definitely recommend it

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  • great

    great

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  • Historically interesting, but a little boring

    This was a facinating and well acted piece of film making. But not too long into the movie, the viewer has their fill of who/what Bettie Page was about and then it became a little boring. Did not watch the whole thing as a result.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned