Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
Acting
Seyfried's eyes shift from hopeful to hollow — devastating.
Direction
Dual timeline structure guts you with structure alone.
Costume
Seventies sleaze meets suburban nightmare, perfectly grotesque.
Director
Rob Epstein
Amanda Seyfried
Linda Lovelace
Sharon Stone
Dorothy Boreman
Robert Patrick
John J. Boreman
Peter Sarsgaard
Chuck Traynor
Hank Azaria
Jerry Damiano
Juno Temple
Patsy
Wes Bentley
Thomas - Photographer
Adam Brody
Harry Reems
Bobby Cannavale
Butchie Peraino
James Franco
Hugh Hefner
Chloë Sevigny
Feminist Journalist
Debi Mazar
Dolly
Chris Noth
Anthony Romano
Eric Roberts
Nat Laurendi
Ron Pritchard
Sammy Davis Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Amanda Seyfried wore brown contacts to match Lovelace's eyes — tiny detail, huge commitment.
Lovelace became an anti-porn activist in the 80s, yet the film industry still struggled to tell her story without sensationalism — including this biopic.
US
