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Title: Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014)
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| Joaquin Phoenix | ... | Jimmy Emmett (archive footage) | |
| Nicole Kidman | ... | Suzanne Stone Maretto (archive footage) | |
| Helen Hunt | ... | Pamela Smart (archive footage) | |
| Matt Dillon | ... | Larry Maretto (archive footage) | |
| Stanley M. Brooks | ... | Himself | |
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A small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the consciousness of America. From gavel to gavel, a nation tuned in, and reality TV was born. Pulsating with sex, drugs, betrayal, and murder, the trial inspired 20 years of television shows, books, plays, and movies, including To Die For, starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Gus Van Sant. Written by Sundance Film Festival
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Jeremiah Zagar's HBO documentary tells the story of the high-profile New Hampshire trial and conviction of Pamela Smart, the accused murderer of Gregg Smart (her husband) in 1990. The film is packed with interviews—which includes: Smart herself, family, friends, accused conspirators, authors, reporters, and others—and does a pretty good job of letting the viewer choose who to believe. Right from the get-go, the film's main interest is how the notorious media coverage may have interfered with Smart's right to a fair trial, and Zagar not only never lets up but actually keeps pushing the issue harder and harder as the film progresses, making itself as sensationalistic as the subjects it's criticizing. Still, very intriguing and quite education for those who were not around or do not remember the hype of it all in the early-'90s.
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