Pamela, A Love Story review: The Baywatch star and activist shows the world she’s much more complex than many give her credit for
1 year, 10 months ago

Pamela, A Love Story review: The Baywatch star and activist shows the world she’s much more complex than many give her credit for

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The very first thing we see is the Baywatch star digging out an old VHS tape, telling us she’s nervous to watch it. The story Ryan White’s film – Pamela, A Love Story – wants to tell us is about a star who has always subverted expectations. She’s recently divorced for the fifth time – she had wanted to try “normal”, clearly it wasn’t for her – and has been going through old diaries and videotapes. In clips from old talk shows appearances, a host – always male – asks her, “Why are people so obsessed with your sex life?” Her reply is matter-of-fact: “Maybe the tape had something to do with it.” As Anderson spools back to her coming of age in the first half of the documentary, she talks about being molested by her babysitter, and later raped as a teenager.

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