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Winter of Frozen Dreams is a 2009 independent American crime drama film directed by Eric Mandelbaum, and starring Thora Birch, Keith Carradine, and Brendan Sexton III. The film follows the story of Barbara Hoffman, a Wisconsin biochemistry student and prostitute convicted of murder in the first televised murder trial ever.
Jun 25, 2015 · REVIEW: Winter of Frozen Dreams is a 2009 horror film starring Thora Birch. It’s based on a true story about a prostitute that was accused of killing her fiance’ Harry Berge. (Dan Moran) The film opens up with Barbara Hoffman (Thora Birch) being found guilty for the murder of Harry Berge.
- Sean Dearmond
Dec 25, 2018 · In 'Winter of Frozen Dreams' true crime author Karl Harter examines the chilling case of Barbara Hoffman, a Wisconsin biochemistry major who turned into a murderer. On December 25, 1977, a man confessed to burying a naked body in a Madison snowbank.
The film, set in a small town in mid-winter, has an unusually strong sense of colour and a very successful handling of visuals overall. Both the anti-heroine and the landscape from which she emerges are carefully pictured and scorchingly cold.
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- Crime, Drama
- Eric Mandelbaum
- 2009-04-03
So I took on good faith to give this true crime tale a chance. Birch stars as real life murderess and former prostitute who uses men for their love and finances.
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- Eric Mandelbaum
- R
- Thora Birch
Jul 8, 2014 · Most importantly, Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009) is more of a true crime murder mystery than a horror story. Its based on a real Wisconsin murder case from the late 70’s that uncovered a...
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Although my gut instinct is to lambaste Eric Mandelbaum for delivering a dark and dreary motion picture that unfairly denies its audience the answers they seek, my overall opinion of “Winter of Frozen Dreams” is favorable.
