Portnoy’s Complaint is a movie directed by Ernest Lehman in 1972 and based on the book of the same name by Philip Roth, first published in 1969. The movie features Richard Benjamin, Karen Black, Lee Grant, Jack Somack, Renée Lippin, Jeannie Berlin, and others.
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Storyline
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. Via flashbacks, we learn about his affairs with Bubbles Girardi, the daughter of a local hoodlum; Israeli Naomi; and gentile Mary Jane Reid, whose nickname Monkey reflects her remarkable agility at achieving a variety of sexual positions.
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Movie vs Book
Year
1972
Minutes
101
Movie Rate
5.30
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Movie
Portnoy's Complaint
Director: Ernest Lehman
Country: USA
Year: 1972
Length: 1h41m
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Year
1969
Pages
274
Book Rate
7.40
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Book
Portnoy's Complaint
Author: Philip Roth
Country: USA
First published in: 1969
Length: 274 pages
Genre: Fiction
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