Review of Bettie Page Reveals All (2013) by Thomas W — 25 Jun 2014

Bettie Page Reveals All is a documentary film from Academy Award nominated documentarian Mark Mori (Building Bombs) about the early life and times of the raven-haired pin-up queen/model/actress of the 1940's and 50's named Bettie Page that is narrated by the late star herself (Page passed in 2008 at the age of 85).

After seeing a "biographical" film about her "notorious" self in 2005, Page was upset with the risqué adjective people were using to describe her and so she decided to strike back and reclaim her own image! Her modeling career is legendary and in this doc she interestingly reflects upon the highs and lows of both her life and her career which she eventually abandoned when she met Christ and become Born Again.

The film chronicles her various relationships and marriages and also touches on her sad case of mental illness. One could say the film meanders and strays from subject to subject but the entire film is Bettie Page - warts and all.

Bettie Page was a surprisingly shy human being who lived a full life and was comfortable in her own skin. That she was comfortable doing what she did isn't surprising but learning of her other character flaws and past tragedies is.