Carnal Knowledge (1971)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:23
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Charting the shift in America's sexual mores over the course of three decades, Mike Nichols's thoroughly provocative drama focuses on the bitter experiences of two middle-class American males.... [More]
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret
Director: Mike Nichols
Reviews for Carnal Knowledge
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This was never quite the major assault on sexism and male chauvinism it set itself up to be. Full Review |
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While one might applaud its intent, Carnal Knowledge succeeds only in being self-righteous and dull. Full Review |
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... an acerbic and, in many ways, dispiriting portrait of masculinity and male sexuality in the post-World War II culture. Full Review |
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A pretentious and uneven provocative moralistic adult drama about coping with the "sexual revolution" among the middle-class males. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Ah, the sweet smell of '70s American cinema when anything was possible.
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A rather superficial and limited probe of American male sexual hypocrisies. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Deeply felt critique of middle-class sexual politics, and one of the better films of formerly interesting director Mike Nichols. Full Review |
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The picture has its moments of chilling insight, though essentially it is one more quaint early-70s stab at an American art cinema that never materialized. Full Review |
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A- |
Misunderstood by critics and viewers, Nichols' satire of male chauvinism is by turns witty, provocative, funny, and depressing. The film was so controversial in 1971 that it went all the way to the Supreme Court for obscenity charges. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Brilliant acting!
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4/4 |
Stays within the universe of its characters, and inhabits it totally. And within that universe, men and woman fail to find sexual and personal happiness because they can't break through their patterns of treating each other as objects. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The perforances are impressive, but the freshness is gone.
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4/5 |
Uma interessante análise sobre a sexualidade masculina e – o mais importante – a forma com que os próprios homens a enxergam.
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In addition to being the toughest comedy since Little Murders, and the most imaginative comedy since Catch 22, Carnal Knowledge represents a nearly ideal collaboration of directorial and writing talents. Full Review |
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