Crimes And Misdemeanors

Year: 1989

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Allen

Review

not a typical woody allen film. it has moments of humor, but is is more thoughtful and dramatic than the majority of his other pictures. of course, just from seeing the cinematographer credit i could have told you this was going to be the case. sven nykvist (who worked with bergman on most of his pictures) does the photography and he brings a solemn visual weight to this picture that you don’t normally see in an allen film. nykvist’s work isn’t nearly as good here as it is in his black and white bergman films, but it still elevates the picture. more memorable than manhattan.