The Philosophy of Woody Allen’s Cinema: Morality, Guilt and Ethical Dilemmas (Crimes and Misdemeanors)

The third session explores the nature of morality in Crimes and Misdemeanors. The film follows Judah Rosenthal, an ophthalmologist, who murders a woman and goes on living without punishment. The film asks whether morality has any real foundations at all or, in the absence of divine justice, individuals are free to define what is right and wrong for themselves.

This is part of a four-week workshop conducted by Engy El-Refaee, head of content and research at Phoenix Geoservices.