Ep. 137 Crimes & Misdemeanors (1989)

Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau) is an Optometrists with a horrible secret in 1989's "Crimes & Misdemeanors."

An ophthalmologist’s mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker finds himself infatuated with a colleague. Tune in as Chris talks Dostoyevsky, Guilt, & Existentialism as the LSCE screens Woody Allen’s  dark comedy cult classic “Crimes & Misdemeanors.” 

Works Cited:

Bachman, Gregg. “Crimes and Misdemeanors: Reflections on Reflexivity.” Chapter 8. Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Film Directors: A Companion to Woody Allen, 2013. 170-187

Canby, Vincent. ‘Review: Crimes and Misdemeanors, New From Woody Allen.’ New York Times. October 13th, 1989. Accessed 11/11/21 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/13/movies/review-film-crimes-and-misdemeanors-new-from-woody-allen.html

Ebert, Roger. “Crimes and Misdeameanors.” Chicago Sun Times. October 13th, 1989. Accessed 11/10/21 http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/crimes-and-misdemeanors-1989

Girgus, Sam B. The Films of Woody Allen 2nd ed. Cambridge ;: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Kemply, Rita. ‘Review Crimes and Misdemeanors.’ The Washington Post. October 13th, 1989. Accessed 11/11/21.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/crimesandmisdemeanorspg13kempley_a09fe2.htm

Zierler, Wendy. “Looking and Listening Differently: Crimes and Misdemeanors, II Samuel 11–12 and #MeToo.” Nashim : a journal of Jewish women’s studies & gender issues, no. 38 (2021): 93–118.