A well-paced but overly lengthy documentary about a fascinating woman, this film does what you hope it will by offering new information about a very public figure. Martha director Cutler has included dozens of audio interviews to complement the on-camera interview with the woman herself. Martha has also provided what's billed as "never-before-seen photos, letters, and diary entries."
There are insights into her childhood, what drives her, how she feels about her perfectionism and her romantic relationships, how she experienced her months in prison. But the film runs long, and some of the same images are shown again and again. You can't help but wonder how the self-proclaimed perfectionist might have edited this film differently, were she given the chance.
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