The Honeymoon Killers (1969)

Browning Cinema MFA Students Pick Some Films for Us to Watch Directed by Leonard Kastle With Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Mary Jane Higby Rated R, 107 minutes, Blu-ray Introductory reading by Nikhita Thomas! Martha Beck (Shirley Stoler) is sullen, overweight, and lonely. Desperate for affection, she joins Aunt Carrie's Friendship Club and strikes up a correspondence with Ray Fernandez (Tony Lo Bianco) , a charismatic smooth talker who could be the man of her dreams—or a degenerate con artist. Based on a shocking true story and shot in documentary-style black and white by the confident and inspired Leonard Kastle, in what would be his only foray into filmmaking, is a stark portrayal of the desperate lengths to which a lonely heart will go to find true love. Co-presented by the Creative Writing Department and the Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema.