Porn, as Pleasure implicitly argues, is less a seedy corner of society than a mirror. We act like it doesn’t exist,” she said.Īnd yet it is nearly ubiquitous various international studies have put porn consumption rates at 50% to 99% percent among men, and 30% to 86% among women, according to the American Psychological Association.
“I think the porn industry as a subject is very interesting since it’s very present in our lives but we don’t talk about it. But she was looking for challenging, uncomfortable experiences – there is, unsurprisingly, a lot of nudity in Pleasure, though lack of clothing is so perfunctory as to become unremarkable – and was sold on Thyberg’s vision of a film about porn as a professional business and microcosm of society.
“My initial thought was: absolutely not,” Kappel told the Guardian. The 24-year-old first met Thyberg through a mutual friend, who recommended her based on an early character description for Bella.
Another act of ambition: this is Kappel’s first-ever acting role.
