“Love is a Crime” Shatters Preconceptions
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“Karina Longworth and Vanessa Hope have excavated and illuminated an old scandal in ways that refract into our own time. With the compelling narrative and insight that we expect from Longworth in her “You Must Remember This” podcast episodes, we are further engrossed by Hope’s personal insights and family revelations.
The fact that, of the three participants in this triangle, only Bennett is punished by Hollywood underscores the patriarchal system in which they lived, and raises the awkward but necessary question: Has anything really changed?
Hearing Walter Wanger’s voice from his personal tapes adds immediacy and enables us to empathize with the man despite his crime. Jon Hamm excels as the debonair-to-despairing Wanger.
But it’s Joan Bennett (Zooey Deschanel) who captivates in this tale; her violence-soaked childhood, her personal struggles for autonomy and security, are captured for us, and she holds our sympathy. Deschanel captures the late actress’s aristocratic cadences and her terse minimizing of unpleasantness. The snippets from interviews with Bennett are a highlight, and verify how well Deschanel captures her subject.
Highly recommended for film buffs, those interested in a gripping true crime story, and in seeing a less tilted society.
This review is current as of Ep. 7; Episodes 8-10 are to come”
Roger Collins, Esq via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/11/21
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“Fairly well done podcast. While I do appreciate the insight that a family member can lend, I did find that Vanessa would often contradict statements that Karina was making immediately afterwards, often to shift things into a more flattering light for her family. It made it unclear which...”Read full review »
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08/12/22
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“It’s very enjoyable but what wrecks this for me is the voice they give Joan Bennett through out . They make her sound like she is a 62 year old grandmother instead of a young women in her 20’s and thirties.. comical”
mbcx57643 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/29/21
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