Of Dolls and Murder

Of Dolls and Murder (2012)

70 min★ 6.5 · 145 votes

Before forensics, DNA, and CSI we had dollhouses – an unimaginable collection of miniature crime scenes, known as the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. Created in the 1930s and 1940s by a crime-fighting grandmother, Frances Glessner Lee created the Nutshells to help homicide detectives hone their investigative skills. These surreal dollhouses reveal a dystopic and disturbing slice of domestic life with doll corpses representing actual murder victims, or perhaps something that just looks like murder. Despite all the advances in forensics, the Nutshells are still used today to train detectives. Documentary film, Of Dolls and Murder, explores the dioramas, the woman who created them, and their relationship to modern day forensics. From the iconic CSI television show to the Body Farm and criminally minded college students, legendary filmmaker and true crime aficionado, John Waters narrates the tiny world of big time murder.

Date de sortie
1 avril 2012
Pays d'origine
États-Unis

Distribution

  • John Waters dans le rôle de Self - Narrator
  • Jamie Bowen dans le rôle de Self - Forensic Technician, Baltimore County Police Department
  • Darrolyn Butler dans le rôle de Self - Autopsy Technician, State Morgue, Maryland
  • Rajesh Chopra dans le rôle de Self - Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, New Jersey
  • David Fowler dans le rôle de Self - Chief Medical Examiner, Maryland
  • Peter Georgiades dans le rôle de Self - Hartford County Sheriff's Office, Maryland
  • Brenda J. Haggerty dans le rôle de Self - DeSales University Student
  • Sean Jones dans le rôle de Self - Baltimore City Police Department
  • Amanda Kensacki dans le rôle de Self - DeSales University Student
  • Erica Marshall dans le rôle de Self - National Library of Medicine

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