'Love & Death' Director Breaks Down the Bloody Axe Murder Scene and Emotional Finale (Exclusive)
25.05.2023 - 15:49
/ etonline.com
came to an end with a bloody and violent series finale that also closed out the true-crime saga about accused axe murderer Candy Montgomery and the death of friend Betty Gore with an unexpected emotional touch. In an interview with ET, director and executive producer Lesli Linka Glatter breaks down the stunning episode and reflects on Elizabeth Olsen's award-worthy performance as Candy. Adapted from the book,, and a collection of articles by executive producer David E. Kelley, the limited Max series recounted the unbelievably true story about the infamous housewife and her neighbor who was left dead after the two got into an altercation over the fact that Candy had an affair with Betty's husband, Allan. In addition to Olsen, the star-studded cast includes Lily Rabe as Betty, Jesse Plemons as Allan and Patrick Fugit as Candy's husband, Pat. In the finale, audiences saw Candy take the stand after being arrested and tried for Betty's grisly death.
There, she offered the only known account of what happened on June 13, 1980 at Betty's home in the small town of Wylie, Texas.The trial scenes, which included over 20 pages of dialogue, were filmed in just two takes. «She was amazing in both of them,» Glatter says of Olsen.
«Lizzie's performance is staggering. She is an extraordinary actress.
She's fearless and generous and lets you go deep inside.» As a result, Glatter says, «Just listening to her tell it, it was almost as visceral as seeing it.»Already filmed at that point in the production of the series, the testimony was then intercut with a violent depiction of Candy and Betty's bloody struggle that resulted in the latter being struck with an axe 41 times. Choreographed and storyboarded ahead of time, the actors and stunt
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