Crazy Love

A very spare documentary about one of the strangest love stories of all time. A man falls in love with a girl in the sixties. Only catch... he's already married. And he lies to her about it, then lies to her about getting a divorce. Then when she dumps him for good, he hires goons who pour acid on her face - blinding her. He goes to prison (and is involved in the Attica uprising) and eventually gets out of jail and... MARRIES HER. And a few years into that marriage he's dragged back into court for allegedly threatening a woman he's having an affair with. But she stands by him. It's very rudimentary filmmaking. A few old pictures and lots of talking heads. But the characters are fascinating. It's probably forty minutes into the movie before the acid attack is brought up. Up until then it's a standard, albeit weird relationship, but even that part of the film is engaging. I was completely absorbed by this movie. A remarkable story told with great craftsmanship.