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“Carnal Knowledge” is clearly Mike Nichols’ best film. It sets out to tell us certain things about these few characters and their sexual crucifixions, and it succeeds. It doesn’t go for cheap or facile laughs, or inappropriate symbolism, or a phony kind of contemporary feeling.
Although it comes lopsidedly from the male gaze, Carnal Knowledge is a sexually frank and ferociously well-acted battle between the sexes. Read Critics Reviews
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- Mike Nichols
- R
- Jack Nicholson
You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update. Frank '70s coming-of-age tale has lots of sex, profanity. Read Common Sense Media's Carnal Knowldege review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Mike Nichols
- Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
- MGM
Carnal Knowledge: Directed by Mike Nichols. With Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret. Chronicling the lifelong sexual development of two men who meet and become friends in college.
- Mike Nichols
- 58 sec
Should you watch Carnal Knowledge? Browse 470 ratings, read reviews, watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and check out statistics for this 1971 drama film.
- Mike Nichols
- Jack Nicholson
TOP CRITIC. Nichols has broken thoroughly now with his stage beginnings, integrating camera and action easily, using space and silence with the fluency of a man at home behind a lens. Full Review...
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Carnal Knowledge is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Jules Feiffer. It stars Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, and Ann-Margret, with Rita Moreno and Cynthia O'Neal.
