Design of the new The Criterion Collection's 4K edition (packaging and booklet) of Carnal Knowledge, Mike Nichols’ unnervingly frank look at American masculinity in the postwar era. Starring Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Candice Bergen, and Ann-Margret, this one slices straight through the decades. Still as sharp, sad, and unsettling as ever.
This project was a fascinating challenge: four unforgettable performances, four emotional worlds, each holding their own space in the frame. The design leans into the film’s psychological geometry, pairing vintage texture with typography that reflects its stripped-down, bruising honesty.
As a woman approaching this film through design, I felt both the distance and the pull, its discomfort, its intimacy, its casual chauvinism descending into the abyss.
Available on The Criterion Collection, in all its raw, unblinking glory.
The Criterion Collection, 2025
