CARNAL KNOWLEDGE film review | What Women Say They Want Is The Opposite Of What They Really Want!
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- Sex addiction, male impotence, infidelity, and dissociative behaviors are among Carnal Knowledge’s themes. College roommates share their views on relationships with the opposite sex.
This is a review of Mike Nichols' 1971 comedy-drama CARNAL KNOWLEDGE written by Jules Feiffer and starring Ann-Margret, Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Carol Kane, Candice Bergen, Rita Moreno, and Cynthia O'Neal.
Carnal Knowledge follows 2 Amherst College roommates and their sexual misadventures with a variety of women over a 25 year period. Jonathan (Jack Nicholson) devotes his life to superficial encounters based on sex; his friend, Sandy (Art Garfunkel), devotes his life to mentally stimulating but physically unsatisfying relationships.
Ann-Margret received an Academy Award nomination for supporting actress as a large-busted sexpot named Bobby, Jack Nicholson was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Actor, and Art Garfunkel received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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I’m surprised there aren’t more reviews of this on RUclips. Great video!
The dumbing down of America, my friend! Thanks for being among the smart ones!
No reviews because it was a bad movie.
Ann-Margret’s performance is the best thing in this movie.
Her performance was very, very raw and unsettling, but I think that Jack took it. This remains my favorite Jack Nicholson movie with Chinatown, another commentary you can find on my channel. Margret's performance was dark in this film to say the least and worthy of an Oscar nomination at the least.
Rita Moreno was in this movie for about four minutes and she had like three lines. And she won an Oscar!
I agree.
Landmark film and Ann-Margret is unbelievable. Totally original.
Thanks Patrick. I agree; they don't make 'em like this anymore. But I think Beatrice Straight's performance in Network's got her beat. Check out my channel when you can. Thanks again. ruclips.net/channel/UCGecylw3kUwJHRbonSID5lg
This is the most knowledgeable review I have ever seen of Carnal Knowledge, the movie by Mike Nichols.
Thanks Deborah, I really appreciate you watching the video and this wonderful comment God bless!
I loved your review. I have newly subscribed. This is a frank and honest portrayal of how men really think about women. It is not prettied up or fairy tale; it is honest and real. I enjoyed it like I was watching a docudrama. Art's character was so sensitive and Candice character found Jack more exciting and challenging. I loved all the performances in this movie. The whole cast was stellar. I have not seen this movie in decades. Now I have a yen to see it because of your review. Thank You.
Happy Sunday, Monique, and thanks for watching the video, subbing, and leaving this comment. Great Mike Nichols film. My favorite Jack Nicholson film along with Five Easy Pieces; great film if you haven't seen it. Carnal Knowledge doesn't pull any punches in peeling back the facade of civilization and showing what we really are. Love the conflict between Bergen's high intelligence against her carnal urges represented by Nicholson's character Furst. Great film and short at that. Garfunkel's a great actor.
I picked this movie up at a local video store a couple of days ago.. i plan to watch it on my next off day from work..
Thanks for the review 👍
Thanks a lot Sam appreciate it
Good review! Thank you for not just summarizing
I appreciate the fact that I tried to put a little bit more effort into describing this movie but not enough. I plan on doing a much longer one before this year is out as this is, in my opinion, the definitive Jack Nicholson movie along with, of course, five easy pieces which you can check out here if you like. ruclips.net/video/qPi_-2W1PZc/видео.html Thanks for leaving the comment.
This is a really good film, its well acted, beautifully photographed and well directed. Nicholson was especially good and the director, Mike Nichols, actually made Bergen and Garfunkel credible. Bergen had never been before. But Nichols really did some wonders with her in this film as the nice girl.
My 2nd favorite Jack Nicholson film behind Five Easy Pieces which I also analyzed. Thanks
You killed it man!! Great analysis
Right on, man. Greatly greatly appreciated morale boost. God Bless and check out more videos on my channel when you can. ruclips.net/channel/UCGecylw3kUwJHRbonSID5lg
Looking forward to your analysis and glad to get a video from u again. Hope all is well!
thanks a million, myfonk. everything's great with me and hope you are the same. thanks for leaving the comment on this video and I look forward to your feedback on it!
Interesting take sir and I agree with everything you said, but when I watched it I saw the movie trying to present how everyone’s lives were completely empty, especially Jonathan’s. His whole life revolves around getting laid and his constant fear of settling down is what binds him to immaturity. He is a very selfish character and the one time in his life he “loves” a woman is Susie, who ends up breaking his heart. I don’t think she was “wrong” in doing so, since his view of love has always been perverse and remains so throughout the picture. I still can’t quite put my finger on the Sandy character but he is definitely also a douchebag IMO.
I agree with you about jonathan. as for sandy, I think he showed the practical side of being a sexual being in a monogamous relationship. he still has desires but he doesn't submit to all of them like jonathan who ends up getting burned out by the end of the film by giving in to all of his urges.
This movie sounds right up my alley. I think I might give it a watch sometime today. Thanks for mentioning it!
Great film, Shane. A head trip, for sure. Thanks for watching the review and leaving the comment. Much appreciated!
Thanks for the review... I will put this movie on my list to pickup on my next trip to the video store 👍
Thanks for watching my review and leaving the comment. Yeah, this movie is a keeper, imo, dirty Jack's best film ever. It's classified as a comedy but it isn't. It is DEEP! Enjoy, and let me know what you think of it when you check it out.
Talking about DVD resolution is important, so thank you. Sometimes I've bought a DVD to meh or average reaction.
Thanks for watching this video, Ian. I got this with The Godfather. There is absolutely no difference in video or sound quality between the DVD and Blu Ray copies. Now, they're triple dipping it with 4k which I find ridiculous. Resolution does not a great film make. Thanks for watching this video and supporting my channel. God Bless!
That movie was so boring. I saw it in college. What a snoozer. Oddly, I have this law: The worst in environment you are in, the better a movie will seems. So when I was living in NYC even "Darkman" seemed good--because I could sit in the dark and forget my problems. Living in Bulgaria even "Sex in the City 2" was watchable. Well, I was about to fail out of Stanford and was in a really bad news, but "Carnal Knowledge" could not tale my mind off of anything. That's how bad it was. The most boring thing ever. I vaguely remember almost seeing Ann Margret nipples.
Man I could almost frame this comment you were funny but thanks for leaving this comment and watching the video I will re-read this comment when I need a good laugh not be facetious anything but this is a funny comment thanks for leaving it
🤣......knocked it out the park review. Looking forward to the next.
Much appreciated myfonk.God bless!
I love your film reviews ❤❤❤❤
Thanks, Frosty.
Great review.
Thanks for watching it
As a film it's a depressing bore. As a character study it's useful. Nobody needs to see this film more than once, and not even once (watching selected clips will do.). I'm afraid you Rorschached yourself with your review. The film isn't about what kind of men women want. It isn't about women at all. It's about what eventually happens to men like Sandy (who is more or less normal) and Jonathan (who is a pathetic sociopath).
I've seen this film many times and love it. Different strokes for different folks. What I like about art how it changes in the eyes of who's experiencing it. I agree with your take on it but I also stand by mine as well. This is probably my all time favorite Jack Nicholson film as well.
And Margret was a tub of lard? Boy they sure had a strict views about women’s bodies back then. I think she looks fantastic. And she should’ve won and ask her. Instead Rita Moreno one and ask her for her four minutes in the film I think she spoke three lines.
Was the reference to her being a tub of lard the opinion of a character in the film? And who should have won the Oscar is a subjective call although I agree that she had the strongest female role in the film. Awards are based on opinion anyways which is why I don't put much stock in them. They're not right or wrong.
The movie was a cartoon of real life. Nicholson plays a psychopath. No one I know sits in front of a slide projector displaying women he had sex with since the age of 10. Huh?
Certainly relationships are hard as we blend sex, love-making, communication and work in our daily lives. But this was a sexual farce.
I don’t know murderers, rapists, etc. but that doesn’t mean such people don’t exist
Hello sir and good evening and goood afternoon sir. This is quite the review if I do say so meself. Quite framkly, the movie was confusing but you have shone your light of understanding like Prometheus with his etermal flame. In a way, you have given me carnal knowledge, PAUSE. I would compare this movie to Five Easy Pieces, except that one was better. = Offices of Adroama Wiacek
Definitely going to watch this. Sounds awesome
Thanks, S C. I appreciate your comment and I hope you like the video!
When this movie came out it was a big deal. There weren’t many movies that dealt with this topic. But then even then it was childish. The whole idea is simplistic and childish. So, the famous fight between Jack Nicholson and ann Margaret took whatever it was, two weeks, to shoot or something and is over so quickly. Any two capable actors would have pull that off in no time. It shows that there was something wrong in the filmmaking. But we’re not supposed to question it because the The godly Mike Nichols directed it. And he’s the same guy responsible for another childish sex film the graduate. At the time films like this were thought to be so mod yes. That was the hipster word for modern. Yeah I know it’s lame now. But these childish words in this, and the way these guys are using the women is not only outdated it was ridiculous for that era.
However this movie May $28 million in 1971 money. It was because it was sort of like, “the dirty movie that you’re not supposed to see.” By the way, this is what gave art Garfunkel a film career and made Jack Nicholson a big star or at least it launched Jack Nicholson. But he doesn’t do anything extraordinary here.
Today’s women will take the two guys in this film and find them disgusting embarrassing and push them out the door, close it and say, “…don’t let me ever see you again!”
In those days these characters were macho man on the prowl looking for single women in the jungle of the city. And this was a look at The interpersonal relationships in the world of sex. But instead, it’s childish. For 15 minutes or half hour of the film sounds like two 12 or 13-year-old boys with dirty minds talking to each other.
What a waste!
Hi, Don. First, I want to thank you for taking the time to watch my analysis on this film. Secondly, I thank you for taking the time to express your thoughts on this film that my commentary is based on.
Now to my perspective of this MAGNIFICENTLY TRUTHFUL AND HONEST COMMENTARY ON THE FEMALE PSYCHE.
I am not a Mike Nichols groupie. In fact, I had to Wiki the guy for this analysis so my assessment of Carnal Knowledge is based on the assessment of a male groupie. I saw this film when I was probably 18. 35 years later from a perspective seasoned by a divorce, and many relationships later, I still like the film, infinitely moreso now that I understand things in the film at 53 that I couldn't at 18.
As a newly minted MGTOW, i can attest to the fact that everything in this film is true: what women say they want is COMPLETELY OPPOSED to what they really want and I can prove this and you can too if you are willing to go to FB, or any social media site; or if you have any real-world experience, namely HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
Let's start with social media. You read the profiles of what they say they want--which is the thesis of my film analysis--and you'll generally get this: "I want him to be sensitive"; "I want him to be intelligent"; "Money isn't important"; "I'm turned off by arrogance," etc. And yet, when you look at their MALE followers, friends, whatever you want to call them, what do you see? BAD BOYS, TATTOOS, FALLING TROUSERS, FILTHY MOUTHS, MUSCLES, SIX FOOT 2 BULLIES, CAVE-MEN. When you were in High School, who got the best girls? The Jocks, the future wife-beaters, the ones that took up half the class getting through 1 or 2 sentences because they couldn't read worth sh*t. In this film--Carnal Knowledge--who gets the smart girl? The cave-man! Not the bookworm, the good guy. You know this and unfortunately, our ex President did too when he made those remarks; and guess who came to defend him? WOMEN! This film is VERY BRUTAL in how it honestly exposes the latent desires that polite society would like to sweep under the rug. This is the short PG rated version of my reverence for this film's honesty.
Have you watched "Drive, he said"?
Thanks for watching video no I have not seen it is Jack Nicholson in it
@Randy White Thanks, Randy. I'll check it out. I believe Nicholson also directed the sequel to Chinatown?
Your review was good, but if that's your opinion of women.... you've met the wrong women. Prefer Jonathon? Not in the least. (We didn't follow Sandy around enough to truly get to know him, but I doubt that Sandy was a winner either.)
Thanks for watching my video. Generally speaking, but not all. Nothing's monochrome.
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God Bless
Great channel
MUCH APPRECIATED, Tanzi!! When you find time, check out my playlist for more like this one. God Bless! ruclips.net/p/PLIgQjYndVeTh3WO0Fl9Kf1I4uStn5VNCg
I certainly will check them all out.
I really like the variety of films you review. From Hollywood mainstream to foreign classics which I think makes your channel unique.
Most folk on RUclips flap there gums about dopey superhero movies which I find rather dull. Would love to hear your thoughts on some of my all time favorites such as...
William Friedkin’s Sorcerer
Spike Lee’s Malcolm X
Abel Ferrara’s Bad Lieutenant
Bill Duke’s Deep Cover
Martin Ritt’s Norma Rae
Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude
Paul Schrader’s Blue Collar
John Huston’s The African Queen and Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
Robert Zemeckis’ Flight
So many great films and your channel is good reminder of that
Great work now I’ve got a lot of videos to watch.
@@terencemiguana That's a great list, Tanzi, some familiar and some not so familiar films, very eclectic! Speaking of Paul Schrader, I haven't seen Blue Collar but I have seen his film on Mishima which I plan on covering. Have you seen it?
Not seen Mishima but it’s certainly on my list of films I’ve been meaning to finally watch
Other classics (so I’m told) that have passed me by thus far
The Bridge On The River Kwai
A Soldiers Story
Seven Samurai
Sounder
8 and a Half
Bicycle Thieves
There Will Be Blood are just a few that come to mind.
Just watched the Birdman video. Brilliant.
@@terencemiguana This is a champagne movie list. My Goodness, you have excellent taste in film. I have all of these with the exception of Sounder. 8 and a half, what more can I say. Fellini is on the Mount Rushmore of the all time greats. I covered Nights Of Cabiria in my playlist Cinema Geeks. You have great taste in great films. These are real movies, imo, and not most of the CGI crap out now, though there are some modern directors I will follow.
I WILL GET IT..THANKS
Much appreciated
@@godfatherofcinema ANYTIME..AMAZON DON'T HAVE THE USA VERSION..DAMIT.
@@reginaldbrownmusic8356 Amazon has it for rent cheap. Worth a watch!
I mean RUclips has it for rent, not Amazon.
@@godfatherofcinema THANKS..WILL DO
You know Jack Nicholson in real life has slept with thousands of women right? Even after this movie? Ha
True player he is. Lol. Thanks for watching the video
Disliked the movie when it came out will not watch again 👎
I liked it a lot but everybody has their opinion. Thanks for watching my video and leaving the comment.