Ep. 47 - Little Murders (1971) & Carnal Knowledge (1971)

Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 7:37 p.m.

b'On a special double feature/dual podcast episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s/Cinematalk commemorating the screenings of both films at UW Cinematheque, Ben Reiser and Jim Healy take a deep dive into a \\u201cFistful of Feiffers\\u201d, discussing both LITTLE MURDERS (1971) and CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (1971). \\u201871 was a big year for screenwriter/playwright/cartoonist Jules Feiffer, with Alan Arkin\\u2019s LITTLE MURDERS and Mike Nichols\\u2019 CARNAL KNOWLEDGE both hitting screens within six months of each other. Listen along as Jim and Ben try to suss out Feiffer\\u2019s inspirations, figure out what genres these films do and don\\u2019t fall into, Elliott Gould on top of the world, Candice Bergen\\u2019s best work, waiting for Godard, Gordon Willis goes wild, Nicholson as man-baby, magnificent Ann Margret, and much more, including not one, but TWO rounds of \\u201cWhat else was playing that week?\\u201d.'