Crime and Punishment Online Resources
- Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment" MapThis map provides images of several places mentioned in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment" Map annotated by J. W. Connolly.
- Crime and Punishment - from Columbia CollegeAn online guide providing biographical and historical info related to Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment.
- Historical Context for Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Mikhailovich DostoevskyAnother page from Columbia College
- Why Should You Read “Crime and Punishment”?A TED talk by Alex Gendler.
Philosophy Websites
- Friedrich NietzscheA student-friendly page about Nietzsche from the Philosophy Pages.
- Søren KierkegaardA student-friendly page about Kierkegaard from the Philosophy Pages.
Original Language Versions of Your Textbooks
- Frygt og Bæven: Dialektisk LyrikFear and Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard
- Der AntichristThe Anti-Christ by Friedrich Nietzsche
- Prestuplenie i NakazanieCrime and Punishment by Feodor Dostoevsky
Streaming Documentary Videos
- Bryan Magee talks to J.P. Stern about NietzscheFrom the BBC series, The Great Philosophers, 1987.
Dostoevsky Videos in the Hatfield Library and Summit
Crime and Punishment (1989)Call Number: MOH VHS Storage PN1995.91.R8 P8 1989A former law student kills two women and is tortured by remorse. Directed by Lev Kulijanov .
In Russian with English subtitles.
Rikos ja Rangaistus = Crime and Punishment (1983) by Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.F5 A54 2008, Vol. 1This film follows the descent into crime of Rahikainan, a slaughterhouse worker and former law student, who murders a businessman and then begins a tense game of cat and mouse with the police. Effectively updating Dostoevsky's great novel to 1980's Helsinki, this remarkably assured debut offers a sharp critique of Finnish society. (In Finnish with English Subtitles, PAL format)
Crime and Punishment (2002)Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.L5 N46 2012A modern version of Dostoyevsky's classic of one man's search for the true meaning of his existence. (American-Russian-Polish production)
Crime and Punishment (1935) by Call Number: In Summit onlyFrench adaptation from 1935. VHS format, in French with English subtitles.
The Idiot (Hakuchi) by Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.J3 H228 2007Based on Dostoyevsky's fable of a holy fool, this story which takes place in Hokkaido in the winter is about a man who returns home after a stay in an asylum. He is being drawn toward Christianity; his antagonist is an anarchist.
Love and DeathCall Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.C55 L63 2000A comedy by Woody Allen, who drew heavily from Dostoevsky’s life and fiction.
DVD Players on Campus
AV Room 1 (Mark O. Hatfield Library Second Floor)
Check out keys at the Circulation Desk
Digital Learning Studio (Ford 101)
Students are welcome to contact the DLS or drop by to reserve the studio for group viewings of DVDs and we will be happy to assist them, especially in the evening or when there are no classes utilizing the space. For individual DVD watching, the studio has 7 iMACS, with external DVD drives available that can be used as DVD watching stations, students can contact us and we can reserve an iMAC for them. The studio is located in Ford 101, or we can be reached at digital-learning-studio@willamette.edu or 503-375-5492
Streaming Film Adaptations of Crime and Punishment
- Crime and Punishment (1935)Starring Peter Lorre.
- Crime and Punishment (1969) (Part 1/7)Russian version directed by Lev Kulijanov from 1969. (In Russian with English subtitles.)
- Crime and Punishment, Part One (2002)A BBC production.
- Crime and Punishment, Part Two (2002)A BBC production.
Videos about Existentialism
Jean-Paul Sartre: A 20 Year Absence?Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) B2430.S34 J43 2011A host of friends, scholars, and philosophers discuss Sartre's works and his pivotal role in the Existentialist movement.
Simone de Beauvoir.Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PQ2603.E362 Z46 2008In this interview filmed in Paris for Radio-Canada in 1959, Simone de Beauvoir explains her philosophy, existentialism, and more.
Films by Aki Kaurismaki
Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat TrilogyCall Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.F5 A73 2008Shadows in Paradise / Ariel / The Match Factory Girl
Aki Kaurismäki Collection: Vol. 3Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.F5 A54 2008Crime and Punishment / Calamari Union / Hamlet Goes Business / La Vie de Bohème