Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x358 | x264 @ 1563 Kbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | 101 min | 1,27 Gb
Genre: Comedy
DVDRip | MKV | 720x358 | x264 @ 1563 Kbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | 101 min | 1,27 Gb
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ernest Lehman
Writers: Philip Roth (novel), Ernest Lehman
Stars: Richard Benjamin, Karen Black, Lee Grant
A classic novel does not always a classic movie make as can be seen in this filmization of Phillip Roth's controversial, profane, and at times hilarious best-seller. Set in an analysts' office, the story reflects the stream-of-consciousness whining and self-flagellation of Alexander Portnoy, a neurotic, self-absorbed Jewish man with some serious sexual hang-ups, as he tries to sort through his childhood agonies, his somewhat bizarre relationship with his overbearing mother and milquetoast father, Judaism vs. Christianity and his unhealthy relationships with his own body and gentile women, particularly the girl he calls "The Monkey."
This movie was bold for its time, especially in its use of "bad" language, and it still looks good. Some modern reviewers wrote things like this: "Amazing that anyone had the nerve to attempt to translate Philip Roth's infamous novel to the screen. The neurotic Jewish boy, who has a strange relationship with his mother and an obsession with sex, should be neutered. It's worth viewing only as a curiosity." (Mick Martin and Marsha Porter, Video Movie Guide, 2002.) But the film is much more than an historical curiosity. It also throws a revealing light on the mores of only a generation ago – what was shocking then, is no longer so, despite hypersensitive writers like Martin and Porter.
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Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
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