Kinsey
Germany, United States
2004
118 Min
Color, Black and White
2.40:1
English, Slovenian
Synopsis
On January 5, 1948, American culture changed profoundly. On this day, Alfred Kinsey’s Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was published by W.B. Sanders, a company specializing in medicine. In a way, this also marked the day on which America began to talk about sex. At the time, Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) was dubbed the “American Freud” and compared to the philosophers of the Enlightenment, such as Galileo and Darwin. Kinsey was a controversial figure even in those days – and has remained so until today.
Raised under the thumb of his conservative father, years of illness weaken the young Alfred as a child; only after he discovers nature and begins observing animals, does his health improve. He studies biology and psychology, does his doctorate at Harvard and then, at the University of Indiana, becomes an eminent authority on the gall wasp, a small insect rich in variety. This unwordly and rather quirky man gradually loosens up during the course of his marriage to Clara Bracken McMillen. Overcoming their initial problems in bed, the couple have three children.
One day after being confronted with the sexual problems of a married couple seeking advice, this gall wasp expert comes to realize the enormity of science’s deficits in this area. He initiates a debate on sexuality at his university and distributes questionnaires to students. But it is not until he conducts interviews in collaboration with his favourite student Clyde Martin that he obtains usable findings. But the study does not end with just a theoretical examination of the topic: Kinsey and Martin begin a short affair – and the young man also sleeps with the sex researcher’s wife. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, Kinsey is appointed director of an institute for sex research. But, in the midst of all these professional successes, his own life goes haywire… –Berlinale
Director
Bill Condon
William “Bill” Condon (born October 22, 1955) is an American screenwriter and director. Condon is best known for directing and writing the critically acclaimed films Gods and Monsters, Chicago, Kinsey, and Dreamgirls. In 1998, Condon debuted as a screenwriter in Gods and Monsters, which won him his first Academy Award. He was also nominated for Chicago. In 2006, Condon won a Golden Globe for his film Dreamgirls, which he wrote and directed. Condon’s films have been both commercial and critical successes.
Condon was born in New York City, the son of a detective, and was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He attended Regis High School and Columbia College of Columbia University, where he studied philosophy. He is also openly gay.
At the age of twelve, Condon found himself drawn to screenplay writing with his first viewing of Bonnie and Clyde: read more
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Easton Dubois
17Nov11
Supposedly Liam Neeson has a giant penis which only makes the film that much hotter.
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