A Labor of Love (1976)

Directed by Daniel Goldman1h 10mDocumentary

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)

Rated
R
Year
1976
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 January 1976
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4.7 (3)
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A
Anna Welsh
Herself - Production Manager
R
Robin T. Ruthledge
Himself - Cameraman
J
Joel Cohn
Himself - Runner
L
Larry Hovde
Himself - Grip
Henri Charr
Henri Charr
Director of The Last Affair
M
Mark Lynch
Himself - Grip
C
Craig Summer
Himself - Gaffer
C
Charles Zeiler
Himself - Soundman
D
Debbie Dan
Herself - Star Actress
W
William Derl-Davis
Himself - Acting Coach
L
Leslie Peller
Himself - Make-up Man
S
Sissel Hansen
Herself - Script Girl / Hooker
A
Alex Boas
Himself - Producer of The Last Affair
Betty Thomas
Betty Thomas
Herself - Sleeping Girl

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