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Running time. 101 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Portnoy's Complaint is a 1972 American comedy film written and directed by Ernest Lehman. His screenplay is based on the bestselling 1969 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. It was Lehman's first and only directorial effort.
- Ernest Lehman, Sidney Beckerman
- Michel Legrand
- Chenault Productions
Lamento di Portnoy (in originale Portnoy's Complaint) è un romanzo di Philip Roth pubblicato nel 1969. Il romanzo è strutturato come un ininterrotto monologo del narratore, Alexander Portnoy, un ebreo americano , al suo psicanalista , il dottor Spielvogel, prima che quest'ultimo inizi la terapia prevista.
- Portnoy's Complaint
- 1969
In any event, the movie version of "Portnoy's Complaint" is a true fiasco. It has been written, produced and directed by Ernest Lehman as a sort of expedition with gun and camera into the untamed jungle of Alexander Portnoy's fantasies. But it's hard to show fantasies in a movie.
Portnoy's Complaint is a 1969 American novel by Philip Roth. Its success turned Roth into a major celebrity, sparking a storm of controversy over its explicit and candid treatment of sexuality, including detailed depictions of masturbation using various props including a piece of liver.
- Philip Roth
- United States
- 1969
- English
Thirty-three-year-old New York Commissioner of Human Opportunity Alexander Portnoy is obsessed with sexual thoughts. Walking down the street, he is attracted to almost every woman he passes, but his lecherous impulses are curtailed by the image in his mind of his ex-girl friend, Mary Jane Reid, falling from the sky.
- Ernest Lehman, Wally Jones, Michael Moore
- Richard Benjamin
Overview. During a session with his psychoanalyst, Alexander Portnoy rants about everything that is bothering him. His complaints include his childhood and his family with an emphasis on his mother, his sexual fantasies and the problems that he has with women, and his obsessive feelings about his Judaism.
portnoy's complaint. Synopsis. 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.
