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Badlands
Why this pick
Like The Honeymoon Killers, it follows an emotionally sealed-off couple on a killing spree, rendered with unnerving calm, stark Americana, and a detached, intimate view of mutual delusion.
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MOVIE1970 1h 48m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Martha Beck is a sullen, overweight nursing administrator living in Mobile, Alabama, with her elderly mother. Martha's friend Bunny surreptitiously submits Martha's name to a "lonely hearts" club, which results in a letter from Raymond Fernandez of New York City. The audience sees Ray surrounded by the photographs of his previous conquests as he composes his first letter to Martha. Overcoming her initial reluctance, Martha corresponds with Ray and becomes attached to him. He visits Martha and seduces her. Thereafter, having secured a loan from her, Ray sends Martha a Dear Jane letter, and Martha enlists Bunny's aid to call him with the (false) news that she has attempted suicide.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Marilyn Chris
Myrtle Young
Barbara Cason
Evelyn
Elsa Raven
Matron
Guy Sorel
Mr. Dranoff
Shirley Stoler
Martha Beck
Tony Lo Bianco
Raymond Fernandez
Doris Roberts
Bunny