Crimes and Misdemeanors with Martin Landau: DVD Cover

    Crimes and Misdemeanors Director: Woody Allen Cast: Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Alan Alda

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    • DVD Release Date: 06/05/2001
    • Original Release: 1989
    • Rating: Rated PG13
    • Sales Rank: 15,431

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    Collectable booklet; Original theatrical trailer; English: mono; French: mono; Spanish: mono; French & Spanish subtitles

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    0. Scene Selection
    1. Main Title/Committed [1:21]
    2. "Idea For Farce" [6:07]
    3. To See Or Not To See [1:12]
    4. High Anxiety [5:20]
    5. "Tragedy Plus Time" [3:49]
    6. Blind Date [4:51]
    7. Handling The Problem [1:06]
    8. Dark Justice [3:39]
    9. Singin' In The Brain [2:22]
    10. The Dirty Deed [2:41]
    11. Crime And Passover [4:23]
    12. Cut Short [3:06]
    13. Meltdown [3:56]
    14. Benito Jealousini [:56]
    15. A Great Murder Story [5:03]
    16. Epilogue/End Credits [4:17]

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    Woody Allen spent most of the 1980s and '90s veering between comedy and drama, and he rarely combined the two with greater success than in Crimes and Misdemeanors, in which he weaved together two stories, one deadly serious, one often funny, both ending in sadness. Martin Landau plays Dr. Judah Rosenthal, a prominent ophthalmologist with a successful practice, a loving family, and a reputation for generous charity work. But Rosenthal also has a secret: his mistress, Dolores (Anjelica Huston). What began as a casual fling has become uncomfortably intimate, and as he tries to break off the relationship, Dolores threatens to expose his infidelity to his wife and some unorthodox financial arrangements to his colleagues. Fearful that Dolores will make good on her threats, Judah confesses his secret to his brother Jack (Jerry Orbach), who has ties to organized crime and offers to "make the problem go away." Meanwhile, Cliff Stern (Woody Allen) is a filmmaker working on his pet project, a documentary about philosopher Prof. Louis Levy (Martin Bergmann). However, films about philosophers don't pay the rent, so Cliff's wife Wendy (Joanna Gleason) arranges for him to make a documentary for public television about her brother Lester (Alan Alda), a famous TV comedian whose vapidity is exceeded only by his arrogance. While Cliff tries to bite the bullet and finish the film, he finds himself falling in love with PBS producer Halley Reed (Mia Farrow). Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    January 17, 2004: The blend between great story and great message really come together here. Whether you agree with Allen's conclusions, you will be faced with a vital question in this movie: does a moral God run the universe or are we simply on our own to make our own choices and just live with the results? All this is wrapped up in scene after scene of terse drama and/or humorous dialogue. This one is really a masterpiece that deserves to be seen, seen again and discussed, as well as enjoyed.