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* PlayboyBunny: Bettie was the Playboy Playmate of the Month centerfold in January 1955.

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* PlayboyBunny: Bettie was the Playboy ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' Playmate of the Month centerfold in January 1955.
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-->'''Bettie:''' Adam and Eve were naked in the Garden of Eden, hm? When they sinned, ''they put on clothes''.
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* TitleDrop: Inevitably, near the end, someone recognizes Bettie when she's handing out religious pamphlets as "the notorious Bettie Page!"
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* SouthernBelle: She lives up to her Nashville heritage.
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* {{Hypocrisy}}: Irving's lawyer brings up the fact that mainstream work, such as ''[[Franchise/Tarzan Tarzan And The Slave Girl]]'' do the exact same kink that the Klaws do, and in some way worse as the victim often has wounds on her.

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* {{Hypocrisy}}: Irving's lawyer brings up the fact that mainstream work, such as ''[[Franchise/Tarzan ''[[Franchise/{{Tarzan}} Tarzan And The Slave Girl]]'' do the exact same kink that the Klaws do, and in some way worse as the victim often has wounds on her.
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* {{Hypocrisy}}: Irving's lawyer brings up the fact that mainstream work, such as ''Film/TarzanAndTheSlaveGirl'' do the exact same kink that the Klaws do, and in some way worse as the victim often has wounds on her.

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* {{Hypocrisy}}: Irving's lawyer brings up the fact that mainstream work, such as ''Film/TarzanAndTheSlaveGirl'' ''[[Franchise/Tarzan Tarzan And The Slave Girl]]'' do the exact same kink that the Klaws do, and in some way worse as the victim often has wounds on her.
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* {{Hypocrisy}}: Irving's lawyer brings up the fact that mainstream work, such as ''Film/TarzanAndTheSlaveGirl'' do the exact same kink that the Klaws do, and in some way worse as the victim often has wounds on her.
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* {{Bowdlerized}}: A mild case, but the film gives the impression that all Bettie did was fun CasualKink. She did some pretty hardcore BDSM stuff in real life, too. The film also ignores her later mental illness.
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''The Notorious Bettie Page'' is a 2005 biographical movie of the [[TheFifties Fifties]] pin-up and centrefold Creator/BettiePage. It was directed by Creator/MaryHarron and starred Creator/GretchenMol as the eponymous character. The screenplay was co-written by Harron and Creator/GuinevereTurner, the latter of whom was also the screenwriter for ''Film/AmericanPsycho''.

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''The Notorious Bettie Page'' is a 2005 biographical movie of the [[TheFifties Fifties]] pin-up and centrefold Creator/BettiePage. It was directed by Creator/MaryHarron Mary Harron and starred Creator/GretchenMol as the eponymous character. The screenplay was co-written by Harron and Creator/GuinevereTurner, the latter of whom was also the screenwriter for ''Film/AmericanPsycho''.
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-->--'''Betty'''

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-->--'''Betty'''
-->--'''Bettie'''
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->''"I'm not ashamed. Adam and Eve were naked in the Garden of Eden, weren't they? When they sinned, they put on clothes."''
-->--'''Betty'''
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* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Bettie truly had no shame about her body. Photographers and consumers found her so appealing because she was extremely comfortable nude. One article describes her as "nude bu not naked."

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* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Bettie truly had no shame about her body. Photographers and consumers found her so appealing because she was extremely comfortable nude. One article describes her as "nude bu but not naked."
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* TheSoulSaver: Bettie wanders into a church in Miami [[spoiler:after quitting modeling]], lost and unhappy. An Evangelist priest is asking for anyone who wants to be saved, and Bettie steps forward.
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* GodBeforeDogma: Bettie was very religious, but saw no conflict in her modeling with her faith.
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* KnockingOnHeathensDoor: The film ends with Bettie handing out religious fliers on the street (which she did do).
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* KinkySpanking: Bettie's specialty, more or less (as the spankee).
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%%* {{Burlesque}}* AbusiveParents: Bettie and her sisters were sexually abused by her father.
* BoundAndGagged: Bettie gets into fetish modeling.
* {{Burlesque}}: Bettie's darker pinup costumes, and especially the bondage and films.




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* {{Dominatrix}}: Many of her fetish photos had her in this role.



* FanNickname: [[InUniverse]]Notably ''The Dark Angel'' by her fans because of her dark hair and bangs as well as ''The Queen of Curves''.

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* FanNickname: [[InUniverse]]Notably (InUniverse) Notably ''The Dark Angel'' by her fans because of her dark hair and bangs as well as ''The Queen of Curves''.



* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Bettie starts off this way; she is not aware of the fact that some the images taken by John Willie were being sold underground as pornography until she is later summoned to a court hearing.
* PlayboyBunny: Bettie was the Playboy Playmate of the Month centrefold in January 1955.

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* HauledBeforeASenateSubcommittee: The film is framed around Bettie being hauled in for testimony against photographer Irving Klaw.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Bettie starts off this way; truly had no shame about her body. Photographers and consumers found her so appealing because she is was extremely comfortable nude. One article describes her as "nude bu not aware of the fact that some the images taken by John Willie were being sold underground as pornography until she is later summoned to a court hearing.
naked."
* PlayboyBunny: Bettie was the Playboy Playmate of the Month centrefold centerfold in January 1955.
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* FanNickname: Notably ''The Dark Angel'' by her fans because of her dark hair and bangs as well as ''The Queen of Curves''.

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* FanNickname: Notably [[InUniverse]]Notably ''The Dark Angel'' by her fans because of her dark hair and bangs as well as ''The Queen of Curves''.
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* DyeingForYourArt: Aside from dying her naturally blond hair black, Gretchen Mol also gained a bit of weight to portray the curvier body type Bettie had (which was considered sexy for the era).

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* DyeingForYourArt: Aside from dying her naturally blond hair black, Gretchen Mol also gained a bit of weight to portray the curvier body type Bettie had (which was considered sexy for the era).

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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: B/W ''except'' for when the magazine covers are shown.

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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: B/W ''except'' for when the magazine covers are shown.shown, the home movies, and the photo shoot in Florida.
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''The Notorious Bettie Page'' is a 2005 biographical movie of the [[TheFifties Fifties]] pin-up and centrefold Creator/BettiePage. It was directed by MaryHarron and starred GretchenMol as the titular character. The screenplay was co-written by Harron and GuinevereTurner, the latter of whom was also the screenwriter for ''AmericanPsycho''.

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''The Notorious Bettie Page'' is a 2005 biographical movie of the [[TheFifties Fifties]] pin-up and centrefold Creator/BettiePage. It was directed by MaryHarron Creator/MaryHarron and starred GretchenMol Creator/GretchenMol as the titular eponymous character. The screenplay was co-written by Harron and GuinevereTurner, Creator/GuinevereTurner, the latter of whom was also the screenwriter for ''AmericanPsycho''.
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* {{Burlesque}}

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[{{Fringe}} Jared]] [[MadMen Harris]] plays the manipulative John Willie.
** And we see what [[BoardwalkEmpire Gillian Darmody]] looks like moved from the 1920s to the 1950s.
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** And we see what [[BoardwalkEmpire Gillian Darmody]] looks like moved from the 1920s to the 1950s.

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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: The iconic hairstyle is created when a photographer tells her that her high forehead reflects light and needs to be covered up.



* ImportantHaircut: The iconic hairstyle is created when a photographer tells her that her high forehead reflects light and needs to be covered up.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: B/W ''except'' for when the magazine covers are shown.


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* ForWantOfANail: Bettie missed a class at school, got an A- instead of an A, didn't get a scholarship, and the rest is history.


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* ImportantHaircut: The iconic hairstyle is created when a photographer tells her that her high forehead reflects light and needs to be covered up.
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''The Notorious Bettie Page'' is a 2005 biographical movie of the [[TheFifties Fifties]] pin-up and centrefold BettiePage. It was directed by MaryHarron and starred GretchenMol as the titular character. The screenplay was co-written by Harron and GuinevereTurner, the latter of whom was also the screenwriter for ''AmericanPsycho''.

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''The Notorious Bettie Page'' is a 2005 biographical movie of the [[TheFifties Fifties]] pin-up and centrefold BettiePage.Creator/BettiePage. It was directed by MaryHarron and starred GretchenMol as the titular character. The screenplay was co-written by Harron and GuinevereTurner, the latter of whom was also the screenwriter for ''AmericanPsycho''.
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''TheNotoriousBettiePage'' is a 2005 biographical movie of the [[TheFifties Fifties]] pin-up and centrefold BettiePage. It was directed by MaryHarron and starred GretchenMol as the titular character. The screenplay was co-written by Harron and GuinevereTurner, the latter of whom was also the screenwriter for ''AmericanPsycho''.

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''TheNotoriousBettiePage'' ''The Notorious Bettie Page'' is a 2005 biographical movie of the [[TheFifties Fifties]] pin-up and centrefold BettiePage. It was directed by MaryHarron and starred GretchenMol as the titular character. The screenplay was co-written by Harron and GuinevereTurner, the latter of whom was also the screenwriter for ''AmericanPsycho''.
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''TheNotoriousBettiePage'' is a 2005 biographical movie of the [[TheFifties Fifties]] pin-up and centrefold BettiePage. It was directed by MaryHarron and starred GretchenMol as the titular character. The screenplay was co-written by Harron and GuinevereTurner, the latter of whom was also the screenwriter for ''AmericanPsycho''.

!!Tropes included in the film:
* {{Burlesque}}
* DyeingForYourArt: Aside from dying her naturally blond hair black, Gretchen Mol also gained a bit of weight to portray the curvier body type Bettie had (which was considered sexy for the era).
* FanNickname: Notably ''The Dark Angel'' by her fans because of her dark hair and bangs as well as ''The Queen of Curves''.
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[{{Fringe}} Jared]] [[MadMen Harris]] plays the manipulative John Willie.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Bettie starts off this way; she is not aware of the fact that some the images taken by John Willie were being sold underground as pornography until she is later summoned to a court hearing.
* PlayboyBunny: Bettie was the Playboy Playmate of the Month centrefold in January 1955.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Bettie.
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