Suitcase of Love and Shame(2013)

Suitcase of Love and Shame Synopsis

A forbidden love story played out in a decade that would soon spawn the sexual revolution. Part historical documentary and part experimental narrative the film reconstructs a mesmerizing and erotic narrative from 60 hours of reel-to-reel audiotape discovered in a suitcase. Recorded in the 1960's by a Mid-western woman and her lover they chronicle the details of their adulterous love affair. Reliant on recording devises to document and memorialize their affair the tape recorder evolves as a confidant, witness and participant, always omnipresent creating a welcomed threesome. Mirroring the compulsion to confess ones indiscretions in today's Internet world these captivating recordings speak to an audience that can remember Bert Parks as well as one who has never set finger to a rotary phone.

Suitcase of Love and Shame (2013) is a documentary, romance and history film directed by Jane Gillooly, released on March 23, 2013 with a runtime of 1h 10m. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 3 ratings.