What compelled a group of women to poison over a hundred men in the tiny Hungarian town of Nagyrev during the years after The Great War? That's the intriguing question posed by The Angelmakers, an utterly fascinating if all too brief documentary. The answer isn't all that surprising: the women were sick and tired of their lazy-ass husbands sitting around, drinking beer, and expecting to be waited on hand and foot (with sex-on-demand to boot), so they did something about it. With arsenic-soaked flypaper in hand, three dozen ladies and one male collaborator - inspired and encouraged by a midwife! - served their hubbies agonizing slow death at mealtime. The crimes eventually became too blatant for the authorities to overlook, and in 1929 bodies were exhumed and trials held, resulting in prison sentences and worse for the killers. I think I speak for all men when I say: I'll do the dishes tonight, dear.
Incidentally: why does IMDb associate the 'plot keywords' lesbian and lesbian interest with this film? There is no mention of homosexuality in the film, nor is it implied. I thought we were beyond the stereotype of man-hating lesbians, but apparently not...
Incidentally: why does IMDb associate the 'plot keywords' lesbian and lesbian interest with this film? There is no mention of homosexuality in the film, nor is it implied. I thought we were beyond the stereotype of man-hating lesbians, but apparently not...