Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (1982)

Directed by

Bonnie Sherr Klein

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 09m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary examines the pornography industry and its impact on women. It features interviews with performers, producers, and feminists.

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What happens

Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography is a Canadian documentary film about the pornography industry, directed by Bonnie Sherr Klein and released in 1981. It remains one of the landmark works from Studio D, the women's unit of the National Film Board of Canada. The film was banned in the province of Ontario on the basis of its pornographic content, a decision that was later reversed. The film premiered at the 1981 Festival of Festivals in Toronto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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