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January 30, 2011 The Staircase – An EPIC doc
FILM: The Staircase
FILMMAKER: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
REVIEWER: Becky Beamer
This is a true EPIC documentary. Well, actually it’s a mini-series. If you like 48 hrs mystery and Law and Order you will really enjoy this series. It’s 8 x 45min programs on 2 DVDs. This weekend I conquered the first half.
It’s a more honest look at a serious murder case in real-time. The access is unbelievable on both sides but, specially the defense side.
You can expect the same twist and turns of a well written drama. I jumped between the two “sides” several times. I really became addicted to the series in the 3rd piece.
SUMMARY: The Sundance Channel’s consistently absorbing, often riveting The Staircase chronicles a sensational North Carolina murder case from the crime to the verdict. When Kathleen Peterson was found dead in her Durham, NC mansion in December ’01, her husband, novelist Michael Peterson, claimed she had fallen down a narrow staircase. The authorities disagreed, and Peterson was charged with first degree murder. The filmmakers follow the prosecution investigators to Texas, where we see a body exhumed; there’s even a trip to Germany to look into a previous death in which Peterson may or may not have been involved. Only two key elements remain unexplained: What went on in the jury room during deliberations? And did Peterson do it, or not? Only he knows, and he ain’t talkin’.
FOR MORE INFO: http://www.peterson-staircase.com/
4 out of 5 Cheers — Perfect for a long rainy weekend. I only wish it was streaming on Netflicks.
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