Director:
Bill CondonGuión:
Bill CondonCámara:
Frederick ElmesMúsica:
Carter BurwellReparto:
Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt, Dylan Baker, Julianne Nicholson (más)Sinopsis(1)
En 1948, Alfred Kinsey cambió irrevocablemente la cultura americana con su libro La Conducta Sexual del Hombre. Kinsey entrevistó a miles de personas acerca de los aspectos más íntimos de sus vidas, liberándoles de una carga de confidencialidad y vergüenza en una sociedad en la que las prácticas sexuales estaban mayoritariamente escondidas. Su trabajo provocó uno de los debates culturales más intensos del siglo pasado, en el que las llamas todavía perduran hoy. Utilizando la técnica de sus propias entrevistas de sexo, Kinsey relata el extraordinario trayecto desde la oscuridad a la fama mundial. Hijo de un profesor de ingeniería y en ocasiones predicador escolar los domingos, Kinsey se rebela contra la rígida devoción de su hogar, y atraído por el mundo de los sentidos, se convierte en un zoologista de Harvard especializado en el estudio de una especie de avispas. Tras haber sido contratado para enseñar biología en la Universidad de Indiana, Kinsey conoce y se casa con Clara McMillen, una brillante estudiante liberal. Durante el curso, descubre una falta asombrosa de datos científicos en la conducta sexual. Cuando algún alumno le busca para pedirle consejo sobre alguna inquietud o problema sexual, se da cuenta que nadie ha realizado el estudio clínico que produciría respuestas fiables a sus preguntas. (Filmax)
(más)Reseñas (7)
This is a film I've been saving for a long time. And it paid off. It is always good to be reminded of the paradoxes of American democracy, which has always been, is, and will always be very hypocritical. And now we can cheer for the series Masters of Sex because statistics are a joy.
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Material extremadamente difícil de convertir en guión y película, pero Bill Condon hizo un excelente trabajo. Kinsey es una película sabia y de pensamiento libre con una docena de actores estelares, grandes y pequeñas, que disfrutan de sus actuaciones y se sienten honradas de participar en este proyecto. Esa es una de las cosas más valiosas que una película contemporánea, más o menos convencional, puede brindar al espectador. Liam Neeson es perfecto como Kinsey: racional en lugar de emocional, un poco raro pero carismático. Si a esto le añadimos el magistral equilibrio de dirección entre momentos humorísticos y más serios y la ausencia total de sentimiento (aunque las ambiciones de los Oscar eran ciertamente considerables) y obtenemos un placer para los cinéfilos. Sitúo a Condon en el grupo de megatalentos europeos como Marc Forster, Michel Gondry o Tom Tykwer.
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I would have expected much more from a director who managed so brilliantly to create an intimate atmosphere in Gods and Monsters. The introduction, where we follow Kinsey's motivations and explore the psychology of the characters, is great and I truly enjoyed Liam Neeson's experiments. However, as time goes on, the initial power dulls and the film sinks from hints into a parade of perversions and sometimes even repulsiveness. Such a shame.
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It is said that films based on real events, especially biographical films, are boring and often made out of duty or calculation. Kinsey shows that things can be done differently. The prerequisite is a strong subject, a quality screenplay, and casting. Kinsey does not deviate from reality in anything essential, and yet it occasionally reaches the grounds of pure comedy - thus, former views on human sexuality may seem absurd to us. In the first scene, a respectable older gentleman vehemently opposes the godless novelty - zippers on trousers that allow godless youth to satisfy their desires anywhere and anytime, which will surely lead our civilization to decline in a short time. The character Kinsey opened the forbidden 13th chamber of knowledge of human sexuality and showed us who we really are, not how narrow-minded interpreters of social morals and religious activists would like to see us. Kinsey used the scientific method of exploration where ignorance, hypocrisy, prejudice, and nonsensical taboos prevailed. He did not corrupt society; he just held up a mirror to it. His work significantly influenced the social atmosphere and the rise of the sexual revolution, as well as women's emancipation. His scientific findings were in some cases adjusted, but no one was able to challenge their fundamental insights. The film is a litmus test of tolerance and open-mindedness. I noticed that some enthusiastic fans of Californication (but not only them) and its promiscuity, emotional emptiness, and shallowness suddenly have great difficulties with Kinsey's sexual openness. The film provided a great acting opportunity for both Liam Neeson and Laura Linney, which they fully utilized. Overall impression: 95%.
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I can’t say Kinsey surprised me. I expected it to be good, but THIS good? I could have only hoped that. Four and a half stars and I’m looking forward to watching it again.
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I'd love to meet Alfred Kinsey. Meeting a man who moves in his field with such undisguised passion, sacrificing almost his whole life to it, despite the negative response from society, is honestly something that very few people are lucky enough to have. And it was Condon's film that made me feel like I'd actually had the privilege of talking to him; his verve and dogged conviction in the usefulness of his actions rubbed off on me, and I gulped down the two hours like I would a cold beer after a day's hike. Neeson once again is great and confirmed his acting prowess, and among the multitude of supporting roles it’s worth mentioning, besides the always great Laura Linney, William Sadler, whose incredible character is not easily forgotten. If there’d been more people like Kinsey in the past, maybe we'd go naked on the street in the summer :-) 85%
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I admire people who are trying to educate the world in the field of sexuality. I believe that we need to be honest with ourselves, which is the foundation for being honest with others. How will people look at you when you tell them that you are gay or lesbian? How will you feel when you tell them this? Will it be easy for you, or will you feel bad about it? People definitely do not look at those who have a same-sex orientation in the same way. But it's not just that. How much do we actually know about our bodies, how much do we know about our partners? Humans are one of the few animal species that engage in sexual intercourse not only for reproduction, but also for their own satisfaction. Why do we talk about it? We don't want to discuss our problems publicly, but we are still interested in sexuality. We are afraid to talk about it. "Kinsey" is a film about people who are not afraid to speak. Alfred Kinsey was one of those people because he created a rather extensive study, first about men and then about women, their sexual desires, needs, and experiences. The problem was that he came out with his books in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Puritan America found it very difficult to accept, but at least he showed them how many homosexuals there are here. Should it then be considered a problem or simply a reflection of societal development? The openness of the film is very strong, further supported by the great acting of both Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. An excellent film, truly excellent. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/10/ztraceno-v-prekladu-4-bratri-na-dotek.html
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