
Judah Rosenthal is an ophthalmologist and a pillar of the community who has a big problem: his mistress Dolores Paley has told him that he is to leave his wife and marry her - as he had promised to do - or she will tell everyone of their affair. When he intercepts a letter Dolores has written to his wife Miriam, he is frantic. He confesses all to his shady brother Jack who assures him that he has friends who can take care of her. Meanwhile, filmmaker Cliff Stern is having his... (Full plot summary below)
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Judah Rosenthal is an ophthalmologist and a pillar of the community who has a big problem: his mistress Dolores Paley has told him that he is to leave his wife and marry her - as he had promised to do - or she will tell everyone of their affair. When he intercepts a letter Dolores has written to his wife Miriam, he is frantic. He confesses all to his shady brother Jack who assures him that he has friends who can take care of her. Meanwhile, filmmaker Cliff Stern is having his own problems. He's been working on a documentary film for some time but has yet to complete it. He and his wife Wendy have long ago stopped loving one another and are clearly on their way to divorce. He falls in love with Halley Reed who works with a producer, Lester. Cliff soon finds himself making a documentary about Lester and hates every minute of it.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIn the world of this film, conventional piety is overturned and we see into the soul of a human monster. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumNear top of line Woody Allen with Alda, Landau, Huston shining. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA metaphysical comedy about how we conduct our lives in a time when many think the world is devoid of moral purpose. |
| VarietyVariety StaffThe structural and stylistic conceit is that when Landau is onscreen, the film is dead serious, even solemn, while Allen's own appearance onscreen signals hilarious satire and priceless one-liners. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseNervy and unnerving...arguably the purest expression of Allen's cinematic vision. [Blu-ray] |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversFlagrantly flawed but never less than fascinating film that does indeed blend the funny Woody and the serious Woody. |
| New York TimesVincent CanbyMr. Allen's most securely serious and funny film to date. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumNone of the characters or ideas is allowed to develop beyond its cardboard profile. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.A truly brilliant study of murder and its psychological effects on the people that dare commit it. |
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannFine ensemble acting (Alda and Huston are outstanding), evocative composition and design, intelligent writing, and spritely musical score. |