I was made aware of this film after watching on Philoctetesctr round table discussion: "Crazy Love: Who's Tormenting Whom?". The director Dan Klores and a panel of illustrious psychoanalysts were present. There was a lively discussion that I found interesting.
Concerning the film, I do not believe it was well made. The director, being a nice man, however did not have a clue how to develop the characters. He was just scratching the surface with superficial description of who they were. The documentary does not rise above the level of newspaper article and film medium was not appreciably exploited. Burt and Linda are both quite unattractive people, only desirous of possessions: Burt wanted Linda and Linda wanted anybody, preferably rich. She would only market her virginity to the highest bidder after all legal documents are sealed. She's so infinitely boring. Burt is a pathological liar, therefore very good and successful attorney, an inventor of the ambulance chase. Once he decided he wants something, he'll get it, even through murder or mutilation. The pair is quite a condemnation of American bourgeois of 1950s. I think (and hope) that this social mentality already died out. All the ideas you get after viewing this film, if any, you will generate on your own, without the assistance of the film, and you will need quite a bit of imagination to do so.
If not for Philoctetes round table discussion this would've been complete waste of time. In the future I will avoid films directed by (or associated with) Dan Klores.
Concerning the film, I do not believe it was well made. The director, being a nice man, however did not have a clue how to develop the characters. He was just scratching the surface with superficial description of who they were. The documentary does not rise above the level of newspaper article and film medium was not appreciably exploited. Burt and Linda are both quite unattractive people, only desirous of possessions: Burt wanted Linda and Linda wanted anybody, preferably rich. She would only market her virginity to the highest bidder after all legal documents are sealed. She's so infinitely boring. Burt is a pathological liar, therefore very good and successful attorney, an inventor of the ambulance chase. Once he decided he wants something, he'll get it, even through murder or mutilation. The pair is quite a condemnation of American bourgeois of 1950s. I think (and hope) that this social mentality already died out. All the ideas you get after viewing this film, if any, you will generate on your own, without the assistance of the film, and you will need quite a bit of imagination to do so.
If not for Philoctetes round table discussion this would've been complete waste of time. In the future I will avoid films directed by (or associated with) Dan Klores.