The Boston Strangler : a series of grisly murders
In the early 1960s, several murders were committed in Boston. The modus operandi is always the same: a man manages to enter without breaking into the quarters of his victims, who are all women. He rapes them, strangles them and ties nylon stockings around their necks.
Journalist at American record that her editor Jack Maclaine (Chris Cooper) assigns to the Lifestyle column, Loretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley) learns that three of these crimes have been committed in two weeks and decides to investigate the case. Shortly thereafter, investigative reporter Jean Cole (Carrie Coon) arrives to help out.
For many months they struggle to find concrete elements to prove the guilt of a single man, like the policeman Conley (Alessandro Nivola) with whom they exchange regularly. Suspects include Albert DeSalvo (David Dastmalchian), a repairman who takes advantage of his job to break into women’s homes.
This is not the first feature film to focus on this terrifying story. In 1965, director Burt Topper was inspired by it The Boston Killer, while the murders are still unsolved. Three years later, the great Richard Fleischer (Green Sun, Cops don’t sleep at night) sign The Boston Stranglerin which Tony Curtis lends his features to Albert DeSalvo.
In 2013, a DNA analysis proves the latter’s guilt in one of the thirteen murders committed. This new feature film tackles the case from a new angle since he is interested in the work carried out with determination by the two journalists of the American record. Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole gradually discovered that in addition to Albert DeSalvo, there may be other culprits.
Strict ban for Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon
Matt Ruskin’s film (Crown heights) transcribes their investigation in a fascinating way, managing to convey to the viewer the doubts and frustration felt by the two characters. The director’s desire to direct a film that is as realistic as it is breathtaking is perceived through the careful reconstruction, the winter photography that takes the viewer into a city with an austere atmosphere and the chilling crime scenes, which often favor off-screen shots. As for the accent of his actors, the director didn’t try to make it authentic, on the contrary.
Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon recently explained People which were forbidden try to talk like the natives of Boston During shooting. The actress of Domino AND pride and Prejudice he said at the New York premiere:
We did a standard American accent. That’s all we were allowed. Luckily, it’s written in a typical Boston rhythm, (…) but I wasn’t allowed to use the Boston accent.
His partner Carrie Coon humorously added:
Matt Ruskin is from Boston and insisted that anyone who is not from Boston wouldn’t do an accent, because he claims to be from Boston and doesn’t have an accent. But he has one. The movie is really written in Boston pace, so it was very hard to resist.
Keira Knightley concluded:
All the actors were very disappointed. We all tried to convince him (…) but we didn’t succeed. I understood Matt when I discovered that people have very strong opinions about this accent. (…) he Then he said: “Let’s not touch this one”.
The Boston Strangler East to discover on Disney+.
Source: Cine Serie
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