Publisher's Synopsis
Woody Allen writes and directs this mystery drama starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Parker Posey. Brilliant philosophy professor Abe Lucas (Phoenix) comes to work at a small-town college much to the excitement of the locals. But Abe is an alcoholic who is suffering from depression and questioning the meaning of his existence. He becomes romantically involved with colleague Rita (Posey) and precocious student Jill (Stone), the latter of whom helps to improve his mood. But it is when he overhears a conversation about a corrupt judge that he finally feels he has found his true calling: to commit a murder...
