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Dates: during 1970-1979
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To capture the nuances of Ted's constantly shifting moods, Hoffman gives a performance of nearly infinite shading. Angry and bitter at the outset, his face pasty with panic, he gradually interjects notes of tenderness and compassion into his role. Ted's new values develop so delicately as...
One of the reasons Justin was chosen was because the interview made clear that he has a very good relationship with his real father, Cliff Henry, a portfolio manager for J.C. Penney. Another was that he had never acted before. Explains Director Robert Benton: "We didn't want anyone...
After a while, Benton opened the door and asked if he was ready. Justin shook his head. "Forty grown men sat outside and waited," says Benton, "but then Justin came out a few minutes later and did it- just like that. I was stunned at how much he'd...
The plot does not follow the facts of his life, of course, but many parts of Ted Kramer have been consciously modeled on the actor. "We wanted Dustin to draw on his own volatile, engaging personality in creating the character," says Director Robert Benton. "We tape-recorded our talks and...
Despite her theatrical training, there is nothing stagy about Streep's performance in Kramer vs. Kramer. Emotions play across her face as subtly as breezes ruffling a pond; rarely have the varieties of anguish and uncertainty been so thoroughly catalogued through look and gesture. Streep's understated suffering...