Bettie Page: Pin Up Queen

November. 17,2005

Rating：

6.2

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Photography Model Pin-up

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Bettie Page was the top pin-up queen of the 50s and developed a cult following in the 80s. She is known for her distinctive hair style and is reputed to be the most photographed pin-up model of all time. This compilation shows Bettie's playful side, featuring her scenes from the full-length burlesque films Striporama (1953), Varietease (1954) and Teaserama (1955) and a dozen complete short films from the 50s including Tantalizing Betty Dances Again, Tambourine Dance, Joyful Dance by Betty, Betty's Hat Dance, Dream Dance by Betty, Dance of Passion, Betty's Clown Dance Part 2, Betty's Lingerie Tease Dance, Betty's Second G-String Dance, Betty's Fireplace Dance, and Pin-Up Beauties Fight (with June King).

Bettie Page as Herself

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Reviews

Pluskylang

2005/11/17

Great Film overall

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Invaderbank

2005/11/18

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

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Adeel Hail

2005/11/19

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

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Maleeha Vincent

2005/11/20

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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