Carnal Knowledge R

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Carnal Knowledge
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 38 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: December 7, 1999
  • Originally Released: 1971
  • Label: MGM (Video & DVD)

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 5,515
Rating: 5/5 -- Ah, the sweet smell of '70s American cinema when anything was possible.
ColeSmithey.com
Aug 3, 2008
A sharp reflection about the relationship between young men and women. [Full Review in Spanish] Full Review
El Pais (Spain)
Jul 23, 2019
This was never quite the major assault on sexism and male chauvinism it set itself up to be.
Time Out
Feb 9, 2006
Rating: 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
Chicago Sun-Times
Oct 24, 2004
Rating: 5/5 -- 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
New York Times
May 20, 2003
... an acerbic and, in many ways, dispiriting portrait of masculinity and male sexuality in the post-World War II culture. Full Review
Turner Classic Movies Online
Jan 29, 2009
A rather superficial and limited probe of American male sexual hypocrisies. Full Review
Variety
Feb 8, 2008

Product Description:

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. Jonathan (Jack Nicholson), a cruel but charismatic misogynist, and Sandy (Art Garfunkel), a bland idealist, meet as roommates at a small New England college in the 1940s. As their friendship progresses through the following decades, their search for the ideal woman leads to failed marriages, bad relationships, and emotional emptiness.

Nichols is particularly adept at negotiating the twisted psychological terrain established by acclaimed cartoonist-turned-screenwriter Jules Feiffer. While Nicholson is, as always, fascinating to watch, the supporting women, including Candice Bergen and Ann-Margret, supply the film with its soul. In addition to employing a shadowy film noir technique that underscores the movie's exploration of the uncertainty in relationships, Nichols also shoots CARNAL KNOWLEDGE in long close-ups, which adds even more intensity to the already savage, bleak vision of men, women, and ill-fated romance.

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  • Sales Rank: 129,405
  • UPC: 027616785428
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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