"Deep Throat," a pornographic film featuring Linda Lovelace and shot in a Florida motel in 1972, appeared to be a standard low-budget pornographic picture. It was everyone's wildest expectation that this film would become one of the most successful independent films of all time, and they were all exceeded. In spite of the efforts of the self-appointed guardians of public morality to keep it under control, it captured the public imagination and captured the spirit of the times, and it created, for a brief moment, a possible future in which sexuality in film could be used to achieve great artistic achievements. This documentary tells the tale of the making of this controversial picture, including its spectacular popularity, fanatical resistance, as well as the film's dark side, which includes allegations of mafia influence and mistreatment of the film's star on the set, among other things.
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"Deep Throat," a pornographic film featuring Linda Lovelace and shot in a Florida motel in 1972, appeared to be a standard low-budget pornographic picture. It was everyone's wildest expectation that this film would become one of the most successful independent films of all time, and they were all exceeded. In spite of the efforts of the self-appointed guardians of public morality to keep it under control, it captured the public imagination and captured the spirit of the times, and it created, for a brief moment, a possible future in which sexuality in film could be used to achieve great artistic achievements. This documentary tells the tale of the making of this controversial picture, including its spectacular popularity, fanatical resistance, as well as the film's dark side, which includes allegations of mafia influence and mistreatment of the film's star on the set, among other things.
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