Crazy Love

I suspect one’s ability to enjoy Dan Klores’ documentary about a decades-long (dys)functional relationship between two unusual people depends on how kneejerk one’s reaction is to physical abuse of women by lying men. If you revile the characters, it can be hard to see how well-made this film is. This couple managed to be the subject of tabloid scandal in the ’50s, the ’70s, and the ’90s, and the film dredges through the archives to present a visual and musical evocation of various eras. It’s just as well if you don’t know the backstory going in, because then the film can unfold with surprise after surprise. So if you’re capable of suspending judgment, as this film does, then you will likely enjoy the psychological and sociological probing this story offers, along with wit and visual interest. (2007, dvd, n.) *7+* (MC-69.)