Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (1981)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Bonnie Sherr Klein

Writers:

Andrée Klein (writer)
Bonnie Sherr Klein (writer)

Release Date:

11 June 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Documentary about the pornography industry and the apparent violent anti-woman slant much of it takes.

Plot Keywords:

Pornography | Sex Show | Propaganda Film | Free Speech | Crotch Shot

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Linda Lee Tracey	...	Herself, Stripper 'Fonda Peters'
Bonnie Sherr Klein	...	Herself (as Bonnie Klein)
Suze Randall	...	Herself, Photographer
Kate Millett	...	Herself, Writter / Artist
David S. Wells	...	Himself, Editor / Publisher
Marc Stevens	...	Himself, Porn Actor
Ron Martin	...	Herself, Producer
Richard Snowdon	...	Himself, Member of Men Against Male Violence
Patrica Lucas	...	Herself, Sex Show Performer
Rick Lucas	...	Himself, Sex Show Performer
Robin Morgan	...	Herself, Poet / Writer
Kenneth Pitchford	...	Herself, Poet / Writer
Susan Griffin	...	Herself, Author of 'Pornography and Silence'
Edward Donnerstein	...	Himself, Research Psychologist (as Dr. Ed Donnerstein)
Kathleen Barry	...	Herself, Poet / Writer

Also Known As:

C'est surtout pas de l'amour - Un film sur la pornographie (Canada: French title)
Not a Love Story (Canada: English title) (short title)
Not a Love Story: A Motion Picture About Pornography (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

69 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:(Banned) (Ontario) | Canada:18+ (Québec) | Australia:R | Sweden:15 | Canada:(Banned) (Saskatchewan) | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 | UK:X (original rating) (cut)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

Trivia:

Linda Lee Tracey felt she was portrayed inaccurately in the film. She viewed her work as a stripper as a positive, liberating pursuit. Her anger inspired her to begin her own career as a documentary producer and reporter.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Susan Griffin: "Hustler" magazine, which is a pornographic magazine, had a Valentine's Day issue in February. There's a glossy red cover, and there's a woman on the cover and she's wearing chains. She's semi-nude of course, she wearing chains and one of those collars around her neck, and she has glasses in the shapes of hearts. Pornography reveals itself, its real purpose, you know, there you have the heart imprisoned, the heart on its knees, you know, and if necessary the heart rendered silent.

Movie Connections:

References Qiang long e kou (1973)

Soundtrack:

Piece of My Heart

I have never seen anything like it, but it was very good.

Well this was my first time seeing anything like this. And it was very good. For this film shows what the porno industry is really all about. I saw it at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia as part of a 'lecture series'. After viewing it there was a time for discussion which made it even better.