“Floating”
In CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, Martin Landau is an eminent ophthalmologist who's trying to get rid of his hysterical mistress (Anjelica Huston) in order to save his reputation and his marriage (to Claire Bloom). His course of action raises serious ethical issues, which he discusses with his rabbi friend (Sam Waterston), who's going blind. That going blind is quite a touch! No, it isn't meant to be a giggle. It's part of the film's controlling metaphor. When the doctor was a…