The movie centers on an adulterous opthamologist whose situation comes to a crisis and he has a serious moral dilemma. Crimes and Misdemeanors is an existential drama that includes many segments and references to Jewish law, philosophy, and moral structure and meaning of the universe. Unlike many of Woody Allen's other movies, these references aren't just thrown in for humor's sake, but add emotional and philosophical cohesion to the whole film.
A real treat is Sam Waterston as the Rabbi who is losing his sight.
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next to see--a place in the sun--b/w from the 60's--
Seen it, and read the Dreiser novel it's based on.
An American Tragedy: http://whatireadandwatched.blogspot.com/2012/08/an-american-tragedy_31.html
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