Bernie DVD

An assistant funeral director's relationshipwith an elderly widow leads to tragic consequences in this black comedy directed by Richard Linklater. Based on real events in the small Texan town of Carthage in the 1990s, the film tells the story of well-liked local mortician Bernie Tiede (Jack Black), who befriendssour-faced widow Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine), whose wealth is only matched by how much she's reviled by the townsfolk. As theirrelationship deepens, the pair quickly becomeinseperable. But as Marjorie begins to become increasingly dependent on Bernie, he soon finds his kindness repaid by her constant possessiveness and abusive behaviour. With Berniestretched to breaking point, Marjorie's prolonged and unexplained absence from public view quickly leads to tongue's wagging, and thesuspicions of local district attorney Danny Buck (Matthew McConaughey).