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Despite a loving family, a perfect home, and active church involvement, Candy Montgomery can’t stop feeling bored. After an unexpected emotional exchange with fellow churchgoer Alan Gore, Candy discovers the thrill of risk that has been missing from her life.
Their carefully planned romance goes almost exactly as planned until their partners, Pat and Betty, discover their secret… and someone takes the ax.
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David E. Kelly (Big Little Lies, The Undoing, Anatomy of Divorce) brings together an outstanding cast for his new series Love & Death. As such, it echoes the talents of Elizabeth Olsen, an actress best known for her role as the Scarlet Witch in the Marvel universe, but who clearly stands out for her subtle and poignant acting, making her a distinct talent emerging in independent cinema.
Along with Elizabeth Olsen, we meet Jesse Plemons (Power of the Dog, Killers of the Flower Moon), Lily Rabe (American Horror Story), Patrick Fugit (First Man, Babylon), Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad, Jessica Jones), Tom Pelfrey (Banshee, Ozark), Elizabeth Marvel (Person of Interest, Homeland) and Keir Gilchrist (Atypical).
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This is one of the darkest news stories in the history of the United States: the case of Candy Montgomery scandalized Americans in the 1980s and continues to fascinate today so much that it has been brought to the screen several times.
The TV movie Murder in a Small Town, after Barbara Hershey and the series Candy, with Jessica Biel, is now a series love and deathwith Elizabeth OlsenWhoever takes this issue.
Former Avenger and Scarlet Witch interpreter steps into the shoes of Candy Montgomery, a loving wife and mother suspected of murdering her friend Betty Gore, the wife of Alan Gore, with whom she had an extramarital affair.
The sordid aspect of this case stems from the fact that Betty Gore was murdered with an ax and that her murder deeply shook her religious community in Wiley, Texas. Residents were also outraged that Candy Montgomery, who was defending herself, pleaded not guilty.
A woman on the brink of an ax crisis
He is one of the most prolific screenwriters in American television and specializes in legal fiction, thrillers and dramas with a sharp writing focus on human complexity. David E. Kelly proves it again with Love and Death, based on the Candy Montgomery case, mixing a grisly murder with a haunting portrait of a woman.
Even if David E. Kelly tells the bitter story depicted in the book Proof of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the SuburbsShe does not forget to accurately tell the story of the slow descent into hell of a loving housewife, loved and respected by her community, who erases everything to break a glass shard of a perfect but boring existence, without taste or surprise.
Because Candy Montgomery begins an adulterous relationship with Alan Gore, the husband of Betty Gore, one of her close friends. This extramarital affair allows her to escape the boredom of a monotonous life and release the constant pressure of being the perfect “housewife” of this narrow conservative society in order to avoid the inevitable nervous breakdown.
Constantly fighting her emotions, trying to control them as much as possible, Candy Montgomery manages the relationship with her lover in an almost surgical way, eventually adding additional pressure that no longer equals the satisfaction of ephemeral carnal pleasure.
So when this relationship is finally discovered, it’s the beginning of the end for Candy Montgomery, a constant prey to her inner demons, who finds herself trapped and who responds to her impulses before being framed for Betty Gore’s brutal murder. with 41 strokes of the axe.
Away from the Marvel blockbusters – where she still excelled with her performance, especially in WandaVision – Elizabeth Olsen returns to more independent and controlled work with Love & Death.
He is charming, charming, menacing all at once and manages to capture all aspects of a terrifying and fascinating character. The actor manages to find a balance in his interpretation to sow doubt in the mind of the audience. In addition to the delicate way of occupying space, it captures above all with a look full of opposite emotions.
Was Betty really going to kill Gore? Was it self-defense? The mystery remains unsolved in real life. As for the series, it takes some pleasure in playing with your emotions and mood, especially with the gruesome sequence of Betty’s murder, which is sure to stick in your memory.
If Elizabeth Olsen is a figure in Love & Death, her co-stars are not left out, especially Jesse Plemons, who plays her lover Alan Gore, Lily Rabe, who plays her friend/nemesis Betty Gore, and Patrick Fugit, who plays her husband Pat. It’s Montgomery.
In 7 episodes, Love & Death manages to bring to the screen the gruesome news that hit the headlines across the Atlantic and explain the psychology of its characters thanks to brilliant writing, impressive reconstructions and impeccable casting.
The TV series Love and Death airs from November 30 on CANAL+ with two episodes a week and on myCANAL.
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