We spoke w/ Keira Knightly and Carrie Coon about 'Boston Strangler,' female allyship, and the True Crime genre.
From writer/director Matt Ruskin, the true crime thriller Boston Strangler follows Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole , reporters for the Record-American newspapers in the 1960s who were assigned to work together when Loretta became the first journalist to connect the Boston Strangler murders.
MATT RUSKIN: I actually grew up in Boston, and I had always heard about the Boston Strangler, but I really didn’t know anything about the case. And then, several years ago, I started reading all that I could and discovered this incredibly layered murder mystery that was full of twists and turns. In many ways, it was as much a story about the city, at the time, so I was just completely gripped by the case.
CARRIE COON: Yes, that was the most shocking part of it for me, that these women were so integral to breaking the case and to forcing the police departments to share information, and their names are never mentioned in association with it. That was really shocking to me. And then, their stories of how they became journalists, as individuals, they were very compelling, very moving stories that certainly echoed the lives of the women in my world who grew up in the Midwest. My mother was a nurse.
COON: There’s a great story about Jean, that she wanted to get a raise because she was making $30 a week and her childcare was costing $25. She went in to appeal for a raise, and all of the men in the newsroom went in with her to back her up and suggest that she needed a raise. That highlights the importance of having male allies in a space like that. I think Jean was a very practical feminist who put her head down and did her work well.
KNIGHTLEY: I think she’s completely inspiring. It was her tenacity that I found most inspiring. I’ve spoken to quite a few women who’ve seen the film, and the word that keeps coming up, which I find fascinating, is that it’s “cathartic” to watch it.
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