Film · 1981 · Drama
On Golden Pond
Directed by Mark Rydell
1981
★ 2.9 editorial score
Henry Fonda won his only competitive Oscar at seventy-six and died four months later: he and Jane Fonda play an estranged father and daughter, which was not much of a stretch for either.
“Simple affection is so rare in the movies. Shyness and resentment are also seldom seen. Love is much talked-about, but how often do we really believe that the characters are in love and not simply in a pleasant state of lust and like?..."On Golden Pond" is a treasure for many reasons, but the best one, I think, is that I could believe it.”
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