In 1972, "Deep Throat," featuring Linda Lovelace, was shot on a shoestring budget in a Florida motel. This film would exceed everyone's wildest expectations, becoming one of the most successful independent films of all time. It captured the public imagination, even as self-appointed guardians of public morality sought to repress it, and established, for a little period, a possible future in which sexuality in film possessed bold artistic potential. This documentary chronicles the making of this contentious picture, its phenomenal popularity, its fanatical resistance, as well as the film's dark side of mob involvement and allegations of on-set mistreatment of the film's star.
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In 1972, "Deep Throat," featuring Linda Lovelace, was shot on a shoestring budget in a Florida motel. This film would exceed everyone's wildest expectations, becoming one of the most successful independent films of all time. It captured the public imagination, even as self-appointed guardians of public morality sought to repress it, and established, for a little period, a possible future in which sexuality in film possessed bold artistic potential. This documentary chronicles the making of this contentious picture, its phenomenal popularity, its fanatical resistance, as well as the film's dark side of mob involvement and allegations of on-set mistreatment of the film's star.
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