Scarlett Johansson: 'Pornography can be sexually liberating'
Scarlett Johansson has said that she believes pornography can be "sexually liberating".
The actress - who appears as the girlfriend of a porn addict in new film Don Jon - said that she also understands how it can be "degrading".
Speaking about the subject of porn addiction in Don Jon, she told Refinery 29: "In the film it is the element that destroys the relationship. Pornography can be degrading or can be sexually liberating, if you know how to use it and it is made from an artistic point of view.
"But Don Jon is not a film about pornography, it is a social criticism against consumerism."
Johansson stars in the film alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who also wrote and directed the project.
The actress revealed that she felt she had similarities with her character.
"I loved the sweetness of Barbara. Like her, I grew up with young people like them,...
The actress - who appears as the girlfriend of a porn addict in new film Don Jon - said that she also understands how it can be "degrading".
Speaking about the subject of porn addiction in Don Jon, she told Refinery 29: "In the film it is the element that destroys the relationship. Pornography can be degrading or can be sexually liberating, if you know how to use it and it is made from an artistic point of view.
"But Don Jon is not a film about pornography, it is a social criticism against consumerism."
Johansson stars in the film alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who also wrote and directed the project.
The actress revealed that she felt she had similarities with her character.
"I loved the sweetness of Barbara. Like her, I grew up with young people like them,...
- 10/1/2013
- Digital Spy
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