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Pamela, a Love Story

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An intimate and humanizing portrait of one of the world's most famous blonde bombshells, Pamela, a love story follows the trajectory of Pamela Anderson's life and career from small town girl to international sex symbol, actress, activist and doting mother.
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Using an admittedly standard structure, Pamela, a Love Story recontextualizes its subject's very public life to thought-provoking effect.

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Todd Gilchrist Variety As a thoughtful chronicle of the ups and downs of her life, Ryan White’s film plays slightly as a retread that amplifies the public’s love story with redemption arcs more than it offers anything that has not already been revealed to the world. Feb 13, 2023 Full Review Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) She's a consequential figure, and this movie tells us why. Feb 10, 2023 Full Review Camilla Long Times (UK) ... A show about life after being a sex symbol, and it is riveting. Feb 6, 2023 Full Review Tamma Moksha The Hindu The actor candidly talks about her infamous sex tape, romantic relationships and fighting misogyny in Ryan White's latest documentary. Jun 10, 2024 Full Review Erik Childress Movie Madness Podcast Having Anderson tell her story helps give the film a balance between the self-imposed fame and some of the later hypocrisies in her brushes with and support of invaded privacy that results in a better personal doc than a fully introspective one. Rated: 3/4 Jul 26, 2023 Full Review Jillian Chilingerian Offscreen Central Although her story is tragic, Pamela Anderson and Ryan White bring a sense of romance to her recap that feels like an exercise in meditation and a tale of ownership rather than a documentary. Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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N P "Pamela, a Love Story" sets the record straight on a plethora of misconceptions during an unforgiving and narrow-minded time via Pamela's own strength and voice. She openly offers the ins and outs of her life with a welcome sense of vulnerability yet lightness, following an individual who's been through a heck of a lot, is dealing with it and somehow comes out on top through her determination and drive. A real, genuine look into a misunderstood icon's story - teaching all of us to never judge a book by its cover. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review K. L I wanted to like this more and stuck with it, but it had a curiously bland ending, despite her debut and success in Chicago. I couldn't decide if this was a slow moving, low grade tragedy or a parody of a real Hollywood starlet. Just meh, unfortunately. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Herry S This documentary was based of her personal problem on relationship with Tommy Lee, Old generation everyone knew her but this year 2020 and so on who care about her. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review Grizzly C Absolutely garbage and no surprise as it is about Pamela Anderson. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/08/23 Full Review Ben N Pamela is one of many bio-pic films or short series to come out this year. I get a vibe of truth and honesty to the narrative from Pamela. There is obviously a need to control the narrative, which we all feel. But we mostly just get Pamela, her story, from her perspective, and that is compelling. Tommy Lee would need to give his own perspective, and he seems contrite. I really respect Pamela's strength to hold to her own resolve. I wish she'd been strong enough as a youth - it's daunting to think of the people that sought to influence her as a teen to their own profit. She has a positive soul that seeks love, and it's tragic to feel that her love belongs to someone who hurt her. Bottom line, money doesn't solve emotional issues. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/01/23 Full Review Views Of C Pamela, A Love Story - 10/10. What a wonderful surprise of a documentary this was! Pamela, A Love Story chronicles the life of Pamela, told from her perspective. And it makes me think about how much this lovely and warm individual had to go through. She had dreams and wants in life, but sadly couldn't do all of what she wanted due to the caricaturing of her personal life. You can tell from her pain and stories that she has gone through so much. But even through that pain and sorrow, she still has a smile and jovial energy to her. She is such a great person, as you can tell by her activism, writing, love of love, and overall demeanour. She deserves the world, and I hope people watch this doc and change their view of her and see the great person she really is! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An intimate and humanizing portrait of one of the world's most famous blonde bombshells, Pamela, a love story follows the trajectory of Pamela Anderson's life and career from small town girl to international sex symbol, actress, activist and doting mother.
Director
Ryan White
Producer
Jessica Hargrave, Julia Nottingham, Brandon Thomas Lee
Distributor
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Biography, Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 31, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 31, 2023
Runtime
1h 52m
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