Anderson’s life uniquely prepared her for the role of Shelly, a single mother performing in a Las Vegas revue, struggling to let go of her old life – just as the star that plays her is giddily shedding her own
Pamela Anderson, left, and Gia Coppola attend The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Women In Entertainment Gala on Dec. 4, in Beverly Hills, Calif.I know a handful of movies aren’t going to change 300,000 years of human attitudes about women, beauty and aging. I know many people feel #MeToo is over, and Hollywood is tiring of foregrounding underrepresented voices. But whoa, it’s been a relief to see films such asthat acknowledge how women are commodified and then discarded.
“Shelly and Pamela are both dreamers who are always optimistic, no matter what is hurled at them,” Coppola said in a separate video interview. “But Pamela is also an artist, bursting at the seams to express herself in new ways. She’s got this delicate strength, this fragile resilience, and she’s willing to be exposed.”
Coppola shot at the Rio Hotel and Casino – on film, with available light, which adds a gritty, retro feel. The showgirls gallop down cramped stairwells to make their quick changes, and manoeuvre their dingy dressing room in towering headdresses.
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