Carnal Knowledge
'Carnal Knowledge' shocked audiences in 1971. It might shock them even more in 2022.
Carnal Knowledge
Sexually aggressive Jonathan (Jack Nicholson) and timid Sandy (Art Garfunkel) embark on their decades-long romantic journeys, rife with meaningless affairs and unfulfilling monogomy befitting two perpetually immature men.
"Carnal Knowledge shocked audiences in 1971. It might shock them even more in 2022. Before toxic masculinity was even a term, Mike Nichols and Jules Feiffer explored the subject with such savagery and precision that, even half a century later, the film retains its power to unnerve almost everyone who sees it.” — Mark Harris, author of Mike Nichols: A Life
"Carnal Knowledge shocked audiences in 1971. It might shock them even more in 2022. Before toxic masculinity was even a term, Mike Nichols and Jules Feiffer explored the subject with such savagery and precision that, even half a century later, the film retains its power to unnerve almost everyone who sees it.” — Mark Harris, author of Mike Nichols: A Life
Genre
Drama,
Comedy
Runtime
98
Language
English
Director
Mike Nichols
Writer(s)
Jules Feiffer
Cast
Jack Nicholson,
Art Garfunkel,
Candice Bergen,
Ann-Margret,
Rita Moreno
Awards:
Nominee, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Academy Awards
Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, New York Film Critics Circle
Nominee, Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen, Writers Guild of America
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Mike Nichols' "Carnal Knowledge" opens on a darkened screen, and we hear the traditional Glenn Miller arrangement of "Moonlight Serenade." And then we hear two young men earnestly talking of young women, and sex, and their ambitions in those two directions. We learn that the first young man hopes to ...
Played at
Glendale 9.09.22 - 9.15.22
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