Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
Country: US
Technical: col 105m
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Justin Henry, Meryl Streep
Synopsis:
A couple separates, and the father is left to look after his pre-school son on his own while coping with the demands of his job (see how you like it, say the feminists). But when the mother returns wanting custody, it triggers a painful battle in which everyone is the loser.
Review:
This old-fashioned drama was both solidly written and stunningly acted (he hadn't seemed to have a hit in ages, and she was just coming to our notice); and that was enough in the depressing days of 1979 for it to get everyone's attention. It was a tearjerker with a cute kid, and it spoke certain truths that were coming home to roost for the 'me generation' of the 1970s, namely you can't go on behaving like a kid any more. Above all it did so with humility, so nobody noticed the lecture.
Country: US
Technical: col 105m
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Justin Henry, Meryl Streep
Synopsis:
A couple separates, and the father is left to look after his pre-school son on his own while coping with the demands of his job (see how you like it, say the feminists). But when the mother returns wanting custody, it triggers a painful battle in which everyone is the loser.
Review:
This old-fashioned drama was both solidly written and stunningly acted (he hadn't seemed to have a hit in ages, and she was just coming to our notice); and that was enough in the depressing days of 1979 for it to get everyone's attention. It was a tearjerker with a cute kid, and it spoke certain truths that were coming home to roost for the 'me generation' of the 1970s, namely you can't go on behaving like a kid any more. Above all it did so with humility, so nobody noticed the lecture.
Country: US
Technical: col 105m
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Justin Henry, Meryl Streep
Synopsis:
A couple separates, and the father is left to look after his pre-school son on his own while coping with the demands of his job (see how you like it, say the feminists). But when the mother returns wanting custody, it triggers a painful battle in which everyone is the loser.
Review:
This old-fashioned drama was both solidly written and stunningly acted (he hadn't seemed to have a hit in ages, and she was just coming to our notice); and that was enough in the depressing days of 1979 for it to get everyone's attention. It was a tearjerker with a cute kid, and it spoke certain truths that were coming home to roost for the 'me generation' of the 1970s, namely you can't go on behaving like a kid any more. Above all it did so with humility, so nobody noticed the lecture.