The Knack… and How to Get It
In England, the times are a changing: it’s mods and rockers. On the day Nancy gets off the London train, cases in hand, looking for the YWCA, Colin has had enough of missing out on the sexual revolution. He begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal Tolen to teach him ‘the knack’ – how to score with women. Serendipitously, Colin and his new lodger Tom meet up with Nancy while Colin’s buying a bed larger than Tolen’s. The three hit it off, but their simple fun ends when Tolen meets Nancy. Colin is jealous but impotent, and Tolen both attracts and repels her. She swoons, wonders what happened, and cries ‘rape.’ Impish serendipity rubs against unsettling ambiguity.
Views: 12
Genre: Comedy, Palme d'Or winners, Romance
Director: Richard Lester
Actors: Charles Dyer, Charlotte Rampling, Donal Donnelly, Jacqueline Bisset, Jane Birkin, John Bluthal, Julian Holloway, Lucille Soong, Michael Crawford, Pattie Boyd, Peter Copley, Ray Brooks, Rita Tushingham, Wanda Ventham, Wensley Pithey, William Dexter
Country: United Kingdom
Company: Bluebush Productions, Woodfall Film Productions
Awards: Nominated for 6 BAFTA 5 wins & 9 nominations total
Budget: $364,000
Duration:
1h 25minRelease: 1965
Release Date: 1965-05-01
IMDb: 6.3
TMDB: 5.9
Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
FilmAffinity: 6.4