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Director:
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Jules Feiffer (written by)
Release Date:
5 November 1971 (Sweden)
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Plot:
The film traces the sexual and emotional confusion of two men from their Amherst College days in the fifties through the Kennedy sixties...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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3 nominations
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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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(From Rope Of Silicon. 4 October 2009, 4:04 AM, PDT)
Mike Nichols Dips in 'Deep Water'
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A pure masterpiece.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | 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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98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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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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The fight scene between Nicholson and Ann-Margret took a week to shoot, and at the end of it both performers had lost their voices.
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Features Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
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Just like Nichols' later masterpiece Closer, Carnal Knowledge expertly deals with romances falling apart, coming back together and the study of lust and it's many complications. And just like Closer the dialogue and relationships in the film feel more authentic than virtually anything else I've ever seen. All of the arguments and especially the conversations between Jonathan and Sandy felt so natural, humorous and somewhat depressing. It evoked all of the emotions that lust in life does and perfectly demonstrates how rare true love and happiness is. The performances were all incredible and Ann-Margret more than deserved her nomination (the win in my opinion) but Jack Nicholson really shines above the rest of the cast. His realism, intensity and humor was top-notch to say the least. He also displays this internal pain that I can't even describe, but stunned me to my core. I felt like I could really relate to the character and that made his actions even more devastating to me.