Saturday, September 23, 2006

The Notorious Bettie Page

This 2005 biopic of the famous pin-up girl from the fifties is an affectionate and stylish tribute and its out soon on dvd. Mainly in black and white with bits of colour for effect the period detail is excellently done and the subject well handled. If you are a fan of 50s Americana then you will probably enjoy this movie, with its excellent costumes and well rendered interior. Gretchen Mol is well cast as the girl who came from rural Tennessee to New York to make some of the most famous glamour photos of the era. Wiki on the movie. Imdb Wiki on the real life Bettie Page

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