Lizzie Borden Society Forum

I just bought a copy of Hash and Rehash and watched it. I would be interested in hearing what folks in this community thought of it.

Thanks, Richard. I didn't know it was more readily available now. At one time, it was on the film festival route and sold for about $200.

It was a novel and interesting way of presenting the story. Most of the people interviewed were long time Bordenites so they were speaking from a level of some knowledge of the case.

I guess it depends on who you want your audience to be. Knowing who some of the people were makes it interesting to the experienced but it may not go over so well for the less experienced.

Unfortuneately this is the presentation that has in it Prof. Ryckebusch's totally uncalled for comments on Abby Borden. So that left a sour taste in my mouth. A better job of editing could have been done there.

Yes he was very casual,lolling in his chair, holding that cup of coffee or whatever it was making comments about the *fat cow*- he seemed rather full of himself at the time.
Yes, I agree, editing would have had him looking better. I'm sure there were lots of opportunities to film him in a better light.
Speaking of a better light- is this the video where poor Mrs. Brigham is green?

When I first saw the slightly edited version on PBS some years ago, I started to cry. How moving it can be to see the shadows and corners of your own mind on TV! I had a similar experience the first time I saw The Nightmare Before Christmas.