Portnoy's Complaint
1972 · 1h 41m · Comedy, Drama · United States of America
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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.
Written & directed by
Ernest LehmanBased on the novel by
Philip Roth5.8Smart score
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based on novel or bookbiographical fictionfear of commitmentjewish americanjewish manjewish motherjudaismmale masturbationmother son dynamicsnarrationpsychiatristrantrelationshiprelationship problemssexual dysfunctionsexual fantasysexual obsessionsexual toystherapy session
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