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Kinsey |
| Cast |
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Liam
Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris
O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, John
Lithgow |
| Producer |
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Gail Mutrux, |
| Director |
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Bill Condon |
| Genre |
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Drama, Biopic, Medical |
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| The life story of Alfred Kinsey,
a man driven to uncover the most private secrets
of the nation, and journey into the mystery of human
behavior. In 1948, Kinsey irrevocably changed American
culture and created a media sensation with his book
"Sexual Behavior in the
Human Male." Using the technique of
his own famous sex interviews, the story recounts
the scientist's extraordinary journey from obscurity
to global fame. Rebelling against the rigid piety
of his home life, and drawn to the world of the
senses, Kinsey becomes a Harvard educated zoologist
specializing in the study of gall wasps. After being
hired to teach biology at Indiana University, Kinsey
meets and marries a witty, free thinking female
student, Clara McMillen. In the course of his teaching,
he discovers an astonishing dearth of scientific
data on sexual behavior. When students seek him
out for advice about sexual concerns and problems,
he realizes that no one has done the clinical research
that would yield reliable answers to their questions.
Inspired to explore the emotionally charged subject
of sex from a strictly scientific point of view,
Kinsey recruits a team of researchers, including
Clyde Martin, Wardell Pomeroy and Paul Gebhard.
Over time they refine an interviewing technique
which helps people to break through shame, fear,
and guilt and speak freely about their sexual histories.
When Kinsey publishes his Male study in 1948, the
press compares the impact to that of the atom bomb.
But as the country enters the more paranoid Cold
War era of the 1950s, Kinsey's follow-up study on
women is seen as an attack on basic American values.
The ensuing outrage and scorn causes Kinsey's benefactors
to abandon him, just as his health begins to deteriorate.
At the same time, the jealousies and acrimony caused
by Kinsey's attempt to create a private sexual utopia
threaten to tear apart the research team and expose
them to unwelcome scrutiny. |
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