The Honeymoon Killers

[Machine Translation] Overflowing poetic sentiment! A murder of horror! A shocking true story! This unscrupulously moving masterpiece is the triple crown jewel of the American cinema. Late 1940s America. Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez murdered more than 20 women and were executed in the electric chair, all around the business of Raymond, a marriage swindler. The film is based on this murderous couple known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers. The project started with Martin Scorsese as the director, but he was replaced by opera composer Leonard Kastle, who made his directorial debut with this film. This was his first film as a director, and the only film he directed during his lifetime. Despite criticism at the time of its release, the film was praised by Francois Truffaut, Marguerite Duras, and others. A legendary cult film that continues to be supported enthusiastically to this day.

溢れる詩情! 恐怖の殺人! 衝撃の実話! と三冠王に輝く、この不謹慎にも感動してしまう傑作を是非どうぞ! 1940年代後半アメリカ。マーサ・ベックとレイモンド・フェルナンデスは、結婚詐欺師であるレイモンドの稼業を軸に、20名以上の女性を殺害し、電気椅子で処刑された。この"ロンリー・ハーツ・キラー"と呼ばれる殺人鬼カップルを元に作られた作品。当初監督をマーティン・スコセッシとしてスタートした企画だったが降板となり、起用されたのがオペラ作曲家のレナード・カッスル。本作が初監督作にして生涯唯一の監督作となった。公開当時、批判を浴びながらも、フランソワ・トリュフォー、マルグリット・デュラスらが賞賛。今なお熱く支持され続ける伝説のカルト作。