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Nov 2011 23

by Daniel Robert Epstein

“She seemed to be evolved past the typical sexual bondage of the 1950’s.”
– Gretchen Mol

When I spoke with Mary Harron last summer, she told me that while she was auditioning women for the role of Bettie, “After Gretchen Mol came in no one else would do.” After years of seeing Mol is supporting roles I wasn’t convinced. Well Mol is amazing in The Notorious Bettie Page. She creates a complex character that actually seems to enjoy posing. She creates the dynamic of a religious woman who does what she does best and that’’s posing in bondage and cheesecake photos.

Read our exclusive interview with Gretchen Mol on SuicideGirls.com.