crazy love today

"love is blind, and so too is linda pugach, one of the loony-tuners in the somewhat sickening, mildly gonzo documentary 'crazy love'."

so begins manohla dargis's review published today in the new york times. i've been waiting to see this movie for awhile, which looks pretty entertaining due to its crazy story. the documentary tells the strange story of the relationship between linda riss and burton pugach, who began dating in the '50s when riss was in her early 20s. pugach apparently grew sickly obsessed with her and when she started seeing other people, he hired a few thugs to punish her by throwing lye in her face and consequently blinding her. the story was supposedly a tabloid hit back then, along with the closely-followed sensationalized trial. anyway, pugach was finally convicted and still, fifteen years later, the two were married.

with such an insane plot, the documentary has got to be somehwat of an entertaining rollercoaster ride. however, the times review puts a damper on all this shallow fun by focusing on the tragic side of the story, categorizing the film as a "freak family" story along the lines of the long island family pedophile story chronicled in 'capturing the friedmans', another highly entertaining tragic documentary. so basically, its going to be an emotional journey. now i want to see it even more.



crazy love opens in manhattan today. i think its playing at the landmark sunshine.