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On Golden Pond
1981
Based on the play by Ernest Thompson, ON GOLDEN POND tells the deceptively simple tale of one family's summer. The story centres around the bickering but loving relationship between Ethel and Norman Thayer (Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda), an elderly couple who are spending their 48th summer at their New England country home .. Read more
| Starring | Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Dabney Coleman |
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| Director | Mark Rydell |
| Genres | Drama |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Nominated for ten Oscars, this old-fashioned family melodrama won three — best adapted screenplay for Ernest Thompson and, more notably, Katharine Hepburn's fourth award for best actress and Henry Fonda's first as best actor. Considering neither was in the best of health, their performances are remarkable. The quiet authority of their acting is all the more apparent in their scenes with Jane Fonda, who overdoes the angst, particularly when opposite the father with whom she occasionally disagreed in real life. Complementing the subtle shades of performance are cinematographer Billy Williams's superb images, using to dramatic effect the changing light of the countryside in summer.
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A film remarkable not so much for what it is Ð a well-acted, decent screen presentation of a rather waffling and sentimental play Ð as for the fact that in the sophisticated eighties enough people paid to see it to make it a box-office record-breaker. Thi
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Generation gap tearjerker with Fonda and Hepburn as a septuagenarian married couple visiting their lakeside New England... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Superb film
Hepburn and Fonda at their very best. I enjoy this movie more every time I see it. This movie offers an indepth look at love in old age and at ageing and the scenery in the film is beautiful.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
on golden pond
very good well worthing watching classic romance
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Wonderful!
I wish I had seen this years ago. Great characterisation. Brilliantly acerbic Henry Fonda, with some cracking lines.
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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Started off ok but have to say I got a bit bored! Box of chocolates and Sunday afternoon movie.
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One of my husbands favourite films - it's a classic! Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn make a lovely couple
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Superb film
Hepburn and Fonda at their very best. I enjoy this movie more every time I see it. This movie offers an indepth look at love in old age and at ageing and the scenery in the film is beautiful.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
on golden pond
very good well worthing watching classic romance
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Wonderful!
I wish I had seen this years ago. Great characterisation. Brilliantly acerbic Henry Fonda, with some cracking lines.
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Started off ok but have to say I got a bit bored! Box of chocolates and Sunday afternoon movie.
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One of my husbands favourite films - it's a classic! Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn make a lovely couple
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One of the best movies I have ever seen
I really liked this movie. It is very relaxing and the storyline is great. It also reinforces that family is the most important thing in the world. It is a bit slow in the beginning but then you really get into it. I was sad when it finished. I felt like i really got to know the characters in the movie.
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must see
A stonking good film.
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Great Film
This was a very good film. Some funny moments and some touching ones. Very well acted. Worth renting.
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Gentle
Good acting with a slow plot - enjoyable
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Beautiful
The most beautiful scenery. A gentle film that will make you cry and laugh. Sit back and enjoy. Old age and the younger generation together.
Critics' reviews (3)
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Nominated for ten Oscars, this old-fashioned family melodrama won three — best adapted screenplay for Ernest Thompson and, more notably, Katharine Hepburn's fourth award for best actress and Henry Fonda's first as best actor. Considering neither was in the best of health, their performances are remarkable. The quiet authority of their acting is all the more apparent in their scenes with Jane Fonda, who overdoes the angst, particularly when opposite the father with whom she occasionally disagreed in real life. Complementing the subtle shades of performance are cinematographer Billy Williams's superb images, using to dramatic effect the changing light of the countryside in summer.
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A film remarkable not so much for what it is Ð a well-acted, decent screen presentation of a rather waffling and sentimental play Ð as for the fact that in the sophisticated eighties enough people paid to see it to make it a box-office record-breaker. Thi
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Generation gap tearjerker with Fonda and Hepburn as a septuagenarian married couple visiting their lakeside New England... read more on Time Out
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On Golden Pond
Based on the play by Ernest Thompson, ON GOLDEN POND tells the deceptively simple tale of one family's summer. The story centres around the bickering but loving relationship between Ethel and Norman Thayer (Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda), an elderly couple who are spending their 48th summer at ...
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