Portnoy's Complaint (1972)

Comedy Drama

The film focuses on the trials and tribulations of Alexander Portnoy, a Jewish man employed as the assistant commissioner of human opportunity for New York City. During a session with his psychoanalyst, he explores his childhood, his relationship with his overbearing mother, his sexual fantasies and desires, his problems with women, and his obsession with his own religion. Via flashbacks, we learn about his affairs with Bubbles Girardi, the daughter of a local hoodlum; Israeli Naomi; and shiksa Mary Jane Reid, whose nickname "Monkey" reflects her remarkable agility at achieving a variety of sexual positions. Mary Jane seemingly is the girl of Portnoy's dreams, but as their relationship deepens and she begins to pressure him into giving her a ring, he shrinks from making a permanent commitment to her. Wikipedia

Updated May 26 2020

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1972-06-19

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Runtime: 101 mins Rating: 4.3 Tag Line: Some book. Some movie.

Cast

Francesca De Sapio

Lina

John Carradine

Judge (voice) (uncredited)

Karen Black

Mary Jane Reid

Jill Clayburgh

Naomi

Richard Benjamin

Alexander Portnoy

Kevin Conway

Smolka

Lee Grant

Sophie Portnoy

Minta Durfee

Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited)

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Crew

Philip H. Lathrop

Director of Photography

Ernest Lehman

Director

Ernest Lehman

Screenplay

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

Sam O'Steen

Editor

Philip Roth

Novel

Gordon Scott

Editor

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