The Knack...And How to Get It 
Movie
Comedy
Movie
Comedy
Updated: 18 October 2023
No rape or sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault mentioned, discussed, implied
Sexual harassment e.g non-consensual grabbing, touching, cat-calling)
Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
Child sex abuse
Incest
Attempted rape
Rape off-screen or strongly implied
Rape on-screen

Description

The film is an expression of the sexual revolution during the Swinging Sixties, thus themes of promiscuity and similar, predominantly in a masculine lens, are present. A prevalent theme shows a man's supposed need to dominate over women, as demonstrated by proclaimed womanizer: “Women. Not individuals. Just types.” It carries an uncritical and flouncy perspective on the topic of rape. Rape is mentioned, though not graphically shown or described, at about 15 minutes in. About 55 minutes in, the above-mentioned character persuades a woman to take off her coat, which she is shown to be uncomfortable with. At 58:30, he forces her against a corner and forcibly kisses her; soon after, at 59:40, he reassures that nobody will rape her and claims, “Girls don't get raped unless they want it.” At 1:06:30, zhe woman expresses discomfort over him touching her, his hands visibly shown going down her chest and to her knees. She objects to this and backs away, and soon faints. Two other characters fortunately protest again him after they find the woman on the ground and try looking for any marks he planted on her. After the woman wakes up, she believes to have been raped and coins the word, saying it profusely all over town and hangs it over one character. It is framed as comedic.

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