“Crime and Punishment USA” (1959) is one of 27 film adaptations of Dostoyevsky’s novel. The plot takes place in modern USA and tells a story of young student Robert Cole with a troubling belief: Exceptional people shouldn’t pay for their crimes.
Visitors mentioned fascinating story and great actors’ performance as the strong points of the movie. Questions about successful film adaptation were raised during the discussion, as well as the questions of Superior and ordinary people, fear to be punished and self-punishment. The discussion was full of polemics, but everyone enjoyed it.