Crimes and Misdemeanors DVD 1989 Bűnök és vétkek / Directed by Woody Allen / Starring: Caroline Aaron, Alan Alda, Claire Bloom, Anjelica Huston

UPC 8594163150129

MADE IN Hungary

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: English 2.0

Subtitles: Czech, Hungarian, Romanian

TOTAL RUNTIME: 104 MINUTES

English Summary:

Crimes and Misdemeanors is a 1989 American existential comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, who stars alongside Martin Landau, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston, Jerry Orbach, Alan Alda, Sam Waterston and Joanna Gleason.

Although a box-office flop, the film was met with critical acclaim, receiving three Oscar nominations: Woody Allen, for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, and Martin Landau, for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In several publications, Crimes and Misdemeanors has been ranked as one of Allen's greatest films.

The story follows two main characters: Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau), a successful ophthalmologist, and Clifford Stern (Woody Allen), a small-time documentary filmmaker.

Judah, a respectable family man, is having an affair with flight attendant Dolores Paley (Anjelica Huston). After it becomes clear to her that Judah will not end his marriage, Dolores threatens to disclose the affair to Judah's wife, Miriam (Claire Bloom). She is also aware of some questionable financial deals Judah has made, which adds to his stress. He confides in a patient, Ben (Sam Waterston), a rabbi who is rapidly losing his eyesight. Ben advises openness and honesty between Judah and his wife, but Judah does not wish to imperil his marriage. Desperate, Judah turns to his brother, Jack (Jerry Orbach), a gangster, who hires a hitman to kill Dolores. Before her corpse is discovered, Judah retrieves letters and other items from her apartment in order to cover his tracks. Stricken with guilt, Judah turns to the religious teachings he had rejected, believing for the first time that a just God is watching him and passing judgment.

Hungarian Summary:

A gazdag orvos jól berendezett életét megzavarja, hogy volt szeretője megfenyegeti, nem tartogatja tovább közös titkukat. A férfi nagy hatalmú barátai és a maffiánál lévő jó kapcsolatai megígérik neki, hogy megszabadítják a kellemetlen exszeretőtől.

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