Crimes of the Heart ★★½ 1986 (PG-13) Based on Beth Henley's acclaimed play. A few days in the lives of three very strange Southern sisters, one of whom has just been arrested for calmly shooting her husband after he chased her black lover out of town. Spacek as the suicidal sister is a lark. A tart, black comedy that works better as a play than a film. 105m/C VHS. Sissy Spacek, Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Tess Harper, Hurd Hatfield;
Director:
Bruce Beresford;
Writer:
Beth Henley;
Writer:
Dante Spinotti;
Cameo:
Georges Delerue. Golden Globes '87: Actress—Mus./Comedy (Spacek); N.Y. Film Critics '86: Actress (Spacek).
