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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.
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There exists a peculiar category of films—technically proficient, lauded by critics in their day, and enshrined in cinematic lore as “masterpieces”—that, upon retrospective viewing, provoke not awe but bafflement. These works, while undeniably polished and ambitious, often leave contemporary audiences cold, their once-potent themes diluted by cultural shifts or overtaken by more daring successors. Mike Nichols’ *Car…More
Director Mike Nichols was a visual storytelling master. Carnal Knowledge is no easy watch in terms of heavy story content, and/but it is so well made. Nichols has a list of visual grammar and metaphor tools, but my favorite in Carnal might be a simple push in cut to a simple pull out. Written by Jules Feiffer. What is the story about? Romance, heart, sex, hearts breaking, etc. Friendship is in there. In this particu…More
