There's a probing but flattering documentary to be made about the secret lives of porn stars. Unfortunately, "Aroused," the directorial debut of photographer Deborah Anderson, is not it. This mostly black-and-white documentary boasts what pretends to be an uncensored look at the inner lives of porn stars, ostensibly a side project along to Anderson's evocative primary skill. She brands them "some of the most successful women in the business of sex," but the sixteen performers selected for showcase seem to be secondary to Anderson's elaborate set-up. What follows is mostly a free-form discussion with what is quickly becoming the narrow world of "mainstream" heterosexual pornography. The focus is on "contract girls," those who have been selected to be the face of a certain company. Predictably, most are white, though the greatest insights into their childhood come from French-speaking Asian performer Katsuni, but her early revelation of a mostly-normal upbringing sets...
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