Black Widow (2005)

Directed by

David Mortin

Genre

drama film, musical film

Country

Canada

Runtime

50 min

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film noir musical set in the 1940s. It mythologizes the true story of a woman named Eve Hardwick who is on trial for her husband's murder.

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What happens

Black Widow, is a "Film Noir Musical" film written by David Mortin and Patricia Fogliato and directed by the former. It is loosely based on the trial of Evelyn Dick for the murder of her husband. The film stars Martin Tielli, Mary Margaret O'Hara and Sarah Slean as Eve Hardwick, the character that is based on Evelyn Dick. Director David Mortin stated that he did not want to make the film into a biographical film, as that had already been done (referring to the 2002 crime thriller Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story), but instead, focus on "mythologizing the Evelyn Dick story, shaping it into the form of a 40's era film noir". The film premiered on September 29, 2005, on the film festival circuit and on CBC Television in January 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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