Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
****½
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow, Alan Alda, Jerry Orbach, Joanna Gleason, Sam Waterston, Caroline Aaron, Claire Bloom
Woody Allen's terrific comedy drama interweaves two parallel stories: While a successful ophthalmologist considers an unthinkable solution when his mistress threatens to reveal their affair, a struggling documentary filmmaker deals with professional envy and marital dissatisfaction. One of Allen's most profound and moving films explores themes of guilt, faith, love, and the nature of justice. Martin Landau gives a brilliant performance in the lead.
