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A Labor of Love

A Labor of Love

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📜 Overview: In 1975, Chicago filmmakers Flaxman and Goldman got carte blanche to film the shooting of a local film called THE LAST AFFAIR. Neither AFFAIR's director (who envisioned the film as "a combination of Fellini and Bergman") nor its cast (which included then-unknowns Betty Thomas and Ron Dean) had ever worked in the industry before. Made in the classic cinema-verité style of Drew and Leacock, A LABOR OF LOVE is a revealing and often hilarious exposé of the hidden side of adult film: onscreen partners despise each other offscreen, male performers can't "get wood," an actress has her period, Ivory Liquid is substituted for semen, and the director declares, "I really dislike every minute of this!" (Gene Siskel Film Center)
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1976-01-01
⌚ Running Time: 70 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 3.0

Beloved Cast

Anna Welsh original image
Herself - Production Manager
Anna Welsh
Robin T. Ruthledge original image
Himself - Cameraman
Robin T. Ruthledge
Joel Cohn original image
Himself - Runner
Joel Cohn
Larry Hovde original image
Himself - Grip
Larry Hovde
Henri Charr original image
Director of The Last Affair
Henri Charr
Mark Lynch original image
Himself - Grip
Mark Lynch
Craig Summer original image
Himself - Gaffer
Craig Summer
Charles Zeiler original image
Himself - Soundman
Charles Zeiler
Debbie Dan original image
Herself - Star Actress
Debbie Dan
William Derl-Davis original image
Himself - Acting Coach
William Derl-Davis
Leslie Peller original image
Himself - Make-up Man
Leslie Peller
Sissel Hansen original image
Herself - Script Girl / Hooker
Sissel Hansen
Alex Boas original image
Himself - Producer of The Last Affair
Alex Boas
Betty Thomas original image
Herself - Sleeping Girl
Betty Thomas

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