Lovelace (film)

Lovelace is a 2013 American biographical drama film about porn actress Linda Boreman, better known as Linda Lovelace, star of Deep Throat, a seminal 1972 film at the forefront of the Golden Age of Porn. Lovelace covers the part of her life when she wasto 32. Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, the film was written by Andy Bellin and stars Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Adam Brody, James Franco, Chlo Sevigny, and Juno Temple. The film had its world premiere on January 22, 2013, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and opened in a U.S. limited release on August 9, 2013.

In 1970, 20yearold Linda Lovelace Amanda Seyfried is living with her overbearing parents in Davie, Florida. While out dancing one night with her best friend, Patsy Juno Temple, she attracts the attention of Chuck Traynor Peter Sarsgaard, and the two soon develop a serious relationship. He is much older than her and begins teaching her how to perform sexual acts, which she is initially thrilled about. After breaking a curfew one night, Linda is slapped by her mother Sharon Stone, so she decides to move out and live with Chuck, later marrying him. During a party, Linda watches one of Chucks homemade porno films for the first time and tells him that good girls like her dont do stuff like that.Six months later, Linda bails Chuck out of jail for soliciting prostitution, which he refuses to talk about with her. Desperate for money, he later persuades Linda to become a pornographic film actress and she soon begins working on the film Deep Throat, where she first uses her stage name, Linda Lovelace. The movie becomes a huge hit, raking in over 30,000 at the box office in its first week. After it becomes a worldwide phenomenon, Linda is interviewed by a variety of print and radio reporters and becomes the subject of late night television humor, much to the disgrace of her estranged parents. Her life is seen as exciting and glamorous she poses nude for photoshoots and attends swanky parties weekly. During a private screening in Los Angeles, Hugh Hefner James Franco convinces Linda that she has the potential to be more than a porn actress. ........

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