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Kinsey
2004
****
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard, John Lithgow, Oliver Platt

A fascinating and entertaining biopic of Alfred Kinsey whose sex studies opened a can of worms by revealing what takes place in the bedrooms of America. The film portrays Kinsey as an endlessly curious and slightly naive scientist whose modern ideas clashed with the puritan climate of the 1950s. It also touches on some problematic aspects of his work (what is normal sexual behaviour?, sex vs. emotions, etc.). Liam Neeson and Laura Linney stand out in a uniformly excellent cast.