I can’t stress enough the sheer size and magnitude of the Seattle International Film Festival. For a festival that’s over three weeks long, the depth and quality of the program is astonishing. If you get the chance, it’s definitely worth paying a visit to “South Alaska” next May to check it out!
When it comes to amour fou, no case may be more famous than that of the Lonely Hearts Killers. Two middle-aged lovers, Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, posed as brother and sister in order to con widows out of their money. Raymond would marry the women and attempt to gain control of their assets, but Martha always ended up killing them in a jealous rage. When they were finally caught, the two murderers mocked society for not understanding the purity of their love.