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Bosley Crowther, New York Times: 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. Read more
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: 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. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: 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. Read more
Tom Milne, Time Out: This was never quite the major assault on sexism and male chauvinism it set itself up to be. Read more