The Assassination & Mrs. Paine

The Assassination & Mrs. Paine
Directed by
  • Max Good
Written by
  • Max Good
Produced by
  • Max Good
Starring
Narrated by
  • Max Good
Cinematography
  • Max Good
Edited by
  • Max Good
Production
company
Open Ranch Productions
Distributed byJourneyman Pictures
Release date
  • June 14, 2022 (2022-06-14) (Online)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Assassination & Mrs. Paine is a 2022 documentary film directed by Max Good. The film explores the story of Ruth Paine, her former husband Michael Paine, and their connections to the JFK assassination. As a key witness and friend of Marina and Lee Harvey Oswald, Ruth Paine has long sparked speculation that she played a sinister role in a wider plot to frame Oswald.[1][2][3]

Festival screenings

Reception

Edward Curtin praised Good's editing and his willingness to let viewers hear both sides of the argument about Ruth Paine, i.e., "whether she is a truthful, naïve, Quaker do-gooder or a CIA asset, a pawn, or someone in deep denial."[2] Another reviewer called the documentary an "extremely interesting yet unsatisfying affair".[1] Joseph E. Green labeled it "brilliant" and wrote that "Good obtained unprecedented access to Ruth Paine and her answers to his ever-polite questions is utterly fascinating."[5]

Paine herself, however, did not think highly of the film. She said in an interview, "What troubles me is, for instance there is this new DVD out... "Mrs. Paine and the murder of John F. Kennedy"... I asked him [Max Good], you know, what do you think, what is your opinion about the attempt on Walker[6][7] and he (Max) says well I don't think that happened. So that's how some of the plot people, follow their stories, they just take what they want and leave the rest alone, and that is not good research."[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Basile, Annette (July 7, 2022). "Mrs Paine and the Assassination". FilmInk. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Curtin, Edward (July 29, 2022). "A review and commentary about the documentary 'The Assassination and Mrs. Paine'". Berkshire Eagle.
  3. ^ Granberry, Michael (November 17, 2022). "Ruth Paine, who lent a helping hand to Lee and Marina Oswald, looks back at Nov. 22, 1963". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Martin, Deborah (July 27, 2022). "Shadowy figure in JFK assassination is the subject of a San Antonio Film Festival documentary". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Green, Joseph E. (November 22, 2023). "Reflections on the 60th Anniversary of the Murder of President John F. Kennedy". Kennedys and King.
  6. ^ Langguth, Jack (January 1, 1964). "Widow Says Oswald Admitted Firing at Walker; She Tells Agents Investigating Assassination of Statement About Shot at General". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Mallon, Thomas (November 26, 2001). "Marina and Ruth". The New Yorker.
  8. ^ Cairns, Johnny (February 18, 2024). "Our Lady of the Warren Commission: Part 2/2". Kennedys and King.
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