Violence in Lovelace terrified Amanda Seyfried

Actress Amanda Seyfried says she was not afraid of nudity in, Lovelace, but the violence and beatings in the biopic scared her. Lovelace is a biopic on porn star Linda Lovelace.

Updated on: Jul 23, 2013, 16:21:57 IST

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Actress Amanda Seyfried says she was not afraid of nudity in, Lovelace, but the violence and beatings in the biopic scared her. Lovelace is a biopic on porn star Linda Lovelace.

"It was a risky role to play, I suppose, but the nudity didn't scare me. I was more afraid of some of the violence and beatings she (her character) suffered. But she was a courageous woman and I've never been so affected by a role as I was by this," mirror.co.uk quoted the 27-year-old actress as saying.

"The story of Linda Lovelace's life is a very dark place to go. We couldn't show half of what she went through, although our film is still a pretty harrowing experience," she added.

Lovelace focuses on, Deep Throat, actress' life in the adult film industry. It traces her life from the time she was 20 to 32 years.

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