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Overview

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6.9/10   4,154 votes
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Director:
Mike Nichols
Writer:
Jules Feiffer (written by)
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Release Date:
5 November 1971 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Plot:
The film traces the sexual and emotional confusion of two men from their Amherst College days in the fifties through the Kennedy sixties... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
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(6 articles)
What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #11
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Mike Nichols Dips in 'Deep Water'
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You hang on every word of this lively, honest script by cartoonist Jules Feiffer. more (44 total)

Cast

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Jack Nicholson ... Jonathan

Candice Bergen ... Susan
Art Garfunkel ... Sandy (as Arthur Garfunkel)

Ann-Margret ... Bobbie

Rita Moreno ... Louise
Cynthia O'Neal ... Cindy

Carol Kane ... Jennifer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Köttets lust (Finland: Swedish title) (TV title) (Sweden) [sv]
Ânsia de Amar (Brazil) [pt]
Ce plaisir qu'on dit charnel (France) [fr]
Coneixement carnal (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Conocimiento carnal (Spain) [es]
Conoscenza carnale (Italy) [it]
Die Kunst zu lieben (West Germany) [de]
I gnorimia tis sarkas (Greece) [el]
Ilk defa (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Iniciação Carnal (Portugal) [pt]
Kødets lyst (Denmark) [da]
Mandomsåren (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Miehuusvuodet (Finland) [fi]
Porozmawiajmy o kobietach (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | UK:X | Argentina:16 | Canada:18A (video rating) | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:18 (video rating) | USA:R | West Germany:16

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Trivia:
When Jack Nicholson would get ready to play his nude scenes, he'd prepare everyone on set by warning, "Here comes Big Steve!" more
Quotes:
Jonathan: At one time, it was great what we had... the kidding around. It can't have a natural time span. Affairs can't dissolve in a good way. There's always got to be poison. I don't see why, I really don't see why! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) (TV) more

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22 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
You hang on every word of this lively, honest script by cartoonist Jules Feiffer., 29 July 2004
Author: Ben_Cheshire from Oz

Its a wry, often funny, often sombre drama about the sex lives of two college roommates, Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkel (who's actually fine in this - much better than in Catch-22) - at college, and in middle age.

There are really very few movies where the dialogue seems so true and searching, yet funny, that you hang on every word. I can only think of a few - and this is one of them.

It is episodic, and may be broken into two halves - intentionally, importantly. The heart of the story is in the comparison of the first half and the second: how the two men have or have not changed. If you consider this is the purpose of the film, the two halves are not perfect - but nevertheless a fascinating film.

Bitterness, nostalgia and melancholy run through this character comedy from the 70's. Its a frank, confronting (depending on the viewer) laying bare of sex. Though there is very little actual sex in the film, this one is definitely only for adults. A penetrating character study, and a richly worded film filled with wit, irony and character penetration by cartoonist Jules Feiffer.

9/10. Not perfect, but absolutely must-see.

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