The Honeymoon Killers - Criterion Collection
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780026902
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 078002690X
Label: Criterion
Languages: EnglishSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Criterion
MPN: 10
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 22, 2003
Running Time: 107 minutes
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: February 04, 1970
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Editorial Review:Amazon.com:There's Bonnie and Clyde--then there's Martha and Ray. One-shot writer-director Leonard Kastle set out to make a film about lover-murderers that was everything Arthur Penn's movie was not. He succeeded. Consequently,
The Honeymoon Killers, based on the Lonely Hearts Killers case of 1949, may be too lurid for some. But there's a heart beating inside its (tawdry) chest and Kastle clearly cared about these two crazy, mixed-up kids who should never have met. But met Martha (Shirley Stoler) and Ray (Tony LoBianco) did and proceeded to fleece several widows before doing them in. The film isn't graphic in its violence, but each murder is increasingly disturbing. Dramatic lighting and dark passages from Mahler keep the mood close and clammy throughout. Keep an eye out for
Everybody Loves Raymond's Doris Roberts in a sharp cameo--and for shots directed by original helmer Martin Scorsese (fired for working too slowly).
--Kathleen C. Fennessy
Description:Martha Beck (Shirley Stoler) is sullen, overweight and heartbreakingly alone. Desperate for affection, she joins Aunt Carrie's Friendship Club and strikes up a correspondence with Ray Fernandez (Tony Lo Bianco), a suave, charismatic smooth talker who could be the man of her dreams—or a wicked con artist bound for trouble. Based on a true story and filmed in documentary-style black and white,
The Honeymoon Killers is a stark portrayal of the desperate lengths a lonely heart will go to find true love, from brutally immoral killings to a passion that transcends all bounds.
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The Honeymoon Killers is a brilliant film that wonderfully translates the devious nature and violent crimes of Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck. True to the crimes themselves and remarkably accurate casting make this film quite a treat for those who know the story or want to learn more. (Although, it is not by any means an exact life-to-screen copy of the events.)
I have to agree that the score and B&W format fit this film's feeling perfectly. My only complaint, which I corrected ...
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I first viewed this film in 1980 on an arts network that was then called "Action Plus" (now called Bravo). I thought the film was slow paced and dull at the time. After recently watching the film on IFC, my opinion has changed. This story based on the real life escapades of the most notorious murders in New York State really grows on you. I'm still enthralled by the performance of Shirley Stoler. Not only was her performance of Martha Beck powerful, in the end, it made you feel no empathy for her ...
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I had heard of the "Lonely Heart Killers" from which this film is based, and was excited to get my hands on this movie. Criterion usually doesn't mess around with the shallow, mindless exploitation flicks, and this is no exception.
Here we have the tale of Ray Fernandez and Martha Beck, an improbable pair of lovers and con artists. They embark on an atrocious killing spree as they try to squeeze every dollar they can out of lonely, elderly women.
There is genuine depth in the charecterizations ...
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This is turning into one of my favorite movies ever. It is so rich, dark and complex, genuinely shocking and disturbing, well written, well photographed, well acted... I just can't say enough good things about it.
This is also one of those movies that I think it is better to know as little as possible about before seeing it, so if I were you, I would turn the Internet off and go buy it right now. But since I know that if you don't know anything about it, you have no reason to buy it, I will tell ...
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I picked this up thinking - I'm not sure what I was thinking, actually. I guess I thought noir-ish crime drama. French film makers, apparently, really like this, and it's easy to see why. It's stark, honest and miles away from American studio formula. Much more like a European or Japanese film. Very strange at first (I can see why an earlier reviewer though 'John Waters'), this is an involving, compelling film made for almost nothing. If you like "Indie" films, foreign films or the documentary look of films like ...
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