Fresh
A rather superficial and limited probe of American male sexual hypocrisies.
Variety Staff, Variety
Carnal Knowledge
Its time has come.
1971 · 1h 38m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Mike Nichols
Overview
Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
This was never quite the major assault on sexism and male chauvinism it set itself up to be.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
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.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
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.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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