Crimes and Misdemeanours (Dir. Woody Allen/1989)
Two stories; two marriages; linked by a final, fleeting
moment. Esteemed ophthalmologist Judah (Landau) has trouble managing his
mistress (Huston) as she threatens to destroy his family by revealing their affair
to his wife (Bloom). Contrasting with this, with his marriage falling apart, filmmaker
Clifford (Allen) is documenting the life of smug brother-in-law Lester (Alda)
leading to an affair of his own with producer Halley Reed (Farrow). Not so much
a comedy and more an attempt to analyse humanity as a whole, Crimes and Misdemeanours is successful
in its high-brow thoughts and incisive comments on an unfair world that,
according to Allen, implies that the only judgement made is how you judge
yourself. Exploring morality and faith, Allen argues, if you choose to rise
above faith and select your own morals than you are dictating your own
happiness. Very much on form, this film lingers long after the closing credits.
Rating: 9/10
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