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Actors: Woody Allen, Martin Landau, Claire Bloom, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow, Alan Alda, Sam Waterston
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Crimes and Misdemeanors |
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CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS is a movie written and directed by Woody Allen in 1989.
The movie is firstly about the way a well-known jewish ophtalmologist cope with guilt. Harrassed by Anjelica Huston, his mistress, Martin Landau wants to save his marriage and lets his brother Sam Waterston hires a hit man to get rid of her. Then overwhelmed by guilt, Landau remembers his childhood and the jewish strict code of ethics.
Meanwhile, Allen, a documentaries director, falls in love with Mia Farrow who produces the movie Allen has accepted to direct by special request of his brother-in-law Alan Alda.
One of the best Woody Allen films.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Crimes and Misdemeanors |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Religion themed film?
Yes
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
Blackmail & Seduction?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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