Belle: Edward Bass’ film on America’s first serial killer

“It's just plain fun. Making films is fun. And making people enjoy, maybe even like, a dark character makes it extra fun and extra challenging,” Edward Bass says on filmmaking.

As a film director and writer, Bass takes on another artistic challenge this year, working on films that are currently in pre-production stage. One of these movies is “Belle,” a true and horrific story of America’s first serial woman killer named Belle Gunness.
The movie takes the viewer to see the life of the Norwegian psychotic woman who takes pleasure in writing love letters to her victims before torturing them and taking their lives. These same love letters opened doors for Bass and his co-writer Eva Meyer to conceptualize this drama. The highly anticipated thriller marks another milestone in Edward Bass’ career, where he shows off his directing skills for the first time.

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The film brings movie-goers back to the early 1900s in La Porte, Indiana when Gunness methodically controls over the murders of around 100 people, including her own children. She does all the murders as she lives and works in her farm in Indiana.
Stars like Angelina Jolie, Kate Winslet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Renee Zellwegger are among Bass’ top picks to play the character of Belle. This is one of the most uniquely-themed films wherein a woman is the serial killer, breaking the stereotype that only men are capable of doing such horrific things.

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With a hair-raising script and with Bass’ discriminating taste in choosing the artists to play the roles, “Belle” will surely leave a mark in the thriller genre.

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Learn more about Edward Bass’ works on Live Journal.