| Genre: | Thriller |
| Director: | Ruben Preuss |
| Starring: | Michael Moriarty Joanna Pacula Boyd Kestner Peter Onorati |
| Theme Music Composer: | Ross Vannelli |
| Country: | United States Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Executive Producer: | Michael Frislev Larry Gershman Kevin Goetz Chad Oakes |
| Producer: | Greg Malcolm Vicki Sotheran |
| Editor: | Dona Noga |
| Cinematography: | John P. Tarver |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
The Art of Murder is a 1999 American-Canadian thriller television film that first aired on network television on December 14, 1999. It stars Michael Moriarty, Joanna Pacula, Boyd Kestner and Peter Onorati.[1] [2] [3]
Elizabeth Sheridan, a painter, is married to Cole, who runs a yacht-building company. When Cole becomes abusive, Elizabeth begins an affair with Tony Blanchard, the firm's top designer. When a blackmailer produces incriminating pictures of her and Tony, she and Tony agree to pay, but when murder gets added to the mix, she becomes the obvious suspect.
In a review for Radio Times, David Parkinson said in regards of Joanna Pacula's appearance in the film, "Ever since she hit Hollywood in 1983's Gorky Park, Polish-born Joanna Pacula has been slowly sliding down the rankings. This is a pity, as she's an incredibly physical actress in every sense of the word. She certainly deserves better than this tepid thriller." Parkinson summarized the film's plot as "There's a couple of twists that just about pass muster. But whether you'll consider them worth waiting for, after an interminably slow opening, is debatable."[4]
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