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The Notorious Bettie Page (DVD, 2006)
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Director Mary Harron (I SHOT ANDY WARHOL) and writer Guinevere Turner (GO FISH, THE L WORD) deliver a loving, whimsical biopic of the century's 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 naïf 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 modeling 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 what really changes her life are the bondage photographs she takes with Irving and Paula Klaw (Chris Bauer and Lili Taylor). Shot in the basement of the Klaws' celebrity photography business, Bettie's photographs were among the first harbingers of a society's 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 Bettie's retirement to her much-loved Miami getaway and a rediscovered devotion to Jesus.Product Identifiers
UPC0026359329524
eBay Product ID (ePID)54283161
Product Key Features
ActorGuinevere Turner, Gretchen Mol
RatingR
Movie/TV TitleNotorious Bettie Page
DirectorMary Harron
FormatDVD
Release Year2006
GenreDrama
Additional Product Features
Leading RoleGuinevere Turner, Gretchen Mol
Release Date20060926
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- Feb 22, 2016
Neat Bettie Bio,and....
I caught this years ago on HBO and enjoyed it enough to buy the video. Very entertaining and Gretchen Moll does a nice job as the world's greatest pin up. A good, if not 100% intro to the Bettie Page story. Easily worth the price of the DVD, is an extra feature comprised of several minutes in color no less, of Bettie in all her exquisite glory. Truly, there was "something about Bettie".Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 27, 2023
An honest, but trivial discussion on Ms. Page.
It is an frank Hollywood discussion of Bettie Page's life albeit truncated. The picture abruptly ends shortly before the real difficulties she overcame began in her life.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 30, 2023
A very good movie about a social pioneer,, even if she didn't know it- she was just posing.
The Notorious Bettie Page DVD was quite good, with good performances by all involved. The color sequences, set in the Miami parts of the movie, made for a great effect. I liked it a lot, but I'm a Bettie fan.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 31, 2021
I did not finish watching the movie, it was so bad.
The movie , in my opinion was poorly made at best. If I had to use one word, it would be "Cheezy".Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 04, 2023
Has her down good!!!
Gretchen Mol is amazing as Betty Page. She has all of the Qualities of Betty's personality. An engaging movie.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jul 19, 2023
The Notorious Bettie Page is a DVD that I will keep in my DVD collection.
A very informative DVD about the famous Bettie Page and her life story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 18, 2022
Love Bettie page
Saw this movie years ago. Totally forgot new York scenes in black and white, Florida scenes in color! So cool.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 28, 2023
amazing
great deal, thank you, joe below zero books and recordsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 27, 2020
A Great Bettie Page Bio Movie
Love what Gretchen Mol did with this real life Bio of Bettie Page. Well worth watching.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 01, 2020
"BETTIE'S NAIVETY"
It's based on a true story. She was naive in the modeling field , especially when it came to photos depicting violent porn. She catches on later, maybe ?Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
