💔 Kramer vs Kramer
Direction: Robert Benton
Story goes like this....
An unhappy woman walks out of her life leaving her 8 year old son with his father. A career man Ted Kramer, .his wife leaves him with no explanation that why she is leaving him also a young son of 8 year old who was so attached to his mother .The man learns how to take and excecated the responsibility of a father to a son .It isn't mere giving birth to a child but most important is to nurture him everyday .
Ted an advertising executive who has been assigned a very important account returns home to share the good news with his wife and finds that she is leaving him for no concrete reason .Billy was left to be raised with his father who has no time for him and Billy used to resent initially as he misses his mother's love and attention .After so many months of struggle ,boy &father gradually bond as father and son.
After months & months of staying away from her son Joana returned to claim for his custody .Here begins the divorce tragedy and the courtroom drama The courtroom conversation depicts the raw emotion between husband &wife who has given birth to a child and when the child is in his growing years ,he needs both his mother and father equally .The court awards custody to Joana based on tender years rule .Ted could not stand the thought of exposing his own child to such an ordeal and decides not to fight for custody anymore.
The painful part of the story comes when Joana comes to take her son away from his father ,they knew that this is the last breakfast they will have together .They share a tender hug. Finally Ted stayed downstairs and allowed Joana to meet their son Billy alone .And after she enters elevator ,the story is left with a quite matured and understandable ending .It is probably one of the best classical drama witnessed .
Casts : Dustin Hoffman - Ted Kramer
In this movie he got best actor Oscar for his role of a responsible father to a
young boy .As we gradually move in through each scenes of the movie we understand how good actor Dustin Hoffman is .He is the best American actor .He was great in this film.
Meryl Streep - Joana Kramer
She is a terrific actor who received her first Oscar for her work in Kramer vs Kramer .She portrayed the role of wife and a mother who tries to find herself after walking out of her family.
Jane Alexander - Margaret Phelps
She initially was a friend &counsellor for Joana kramer to leave Ted if she was that unhappy .Margaret is a single parent and she & Ted become good friends .During the accident that happened with Billy while playing in the park ,Margaret had taken care of Billy taking him to the hospital and comforts with him during his treatment.
Justin Henry - Billy Kramer
He is a 8 years old boy wonderful as Hoffman and Streep son .He is the youngest performer ,who also won a Oscar nomination in a competitive category of a best supporting actor .It is a debut role of his.
The outstanding film was about best acting that we have ever seen .Entire cast is excellent This is a rare film which deserves all the Oscar nomination Overall superior acting from a solid casting ,excellent direction and very powerful script .It is more or less a character driven drama with a powerful acting. This film has got a views on parenting It has an issue of immense sensitivity on marital life of people.
Awards: Best Picture ,Best director, Best actor, Best supporting actress, Best adapted screenplay ,best editing ,best foreign language film, Best foreign actor ,Best motion picture, best international picture Best young actor
