Kramer vs Kramer (DVD)

Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep) tells her little boy Billy, asleep in bed, that she loves him, packs her suitcase and sits on the sofa waiting for her husband Ted (Dustin Hoffman) to get home from work. He’s secured an account at work and is flying high on his success as he leaves the office, eager to tell Joanna his good news. He enters the apartment and his wife tells him quietly she’s leaving him. And she’s not taking Billy. Ted is devastated, not ...
...Benton, Hoffman, Streep, Jane Alexander and Justin Henry (not particularly current though as the films they’ve starred in recently were not listed). Theatrical trailers for Hook and Kramer vs Kramer It's available at play.com for a bargain price of £5.99 and worth every penny! Thanks for reading. ...

kirstymack80 02.03.2005 · Read full review
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Joanna Kramer has been suffering for depression for some time and realises that her only way out of the rut that she has dug herself into is to leave her husband and her son until she has sorted herself out. This is unexpected news for her husband, Ted, who gets home from work with good news about a new contract, only to find his wife packed up and ready to go. Confused, he has no choice but to let her go and explain to his son the next morning that ...
...felt deeply sorry for Ted Kramer and was very much on his side. Having had a breakdown since then and just generally being older and wiser, I wondered if that would change my loyalties. And to a certain extent it did; I certainly had a far better understanding of Joanna's reason for leaving her family. There are times when some of us at least hit rock bottom, and until we have found our way back up, coping with normal life is just not possible - ...

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...the academy award winning film Kramer vs. Kramer, directed by Robert Benton and stared Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep. To be honest id never actually herd of the film and only watched it a few years back, I think it came on channel 5 one evening and with nothing else on TV, I though I might as well watch it. I was actually pleased with the film because it was enjoyable to watch, the film gave such a opening and bold statement about marriage, parenthood ...
...Plot: Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep), is a bright, articulate, educated graduate from Smith College, however she reluctantly chooses to be a stay at home mother and look after her son Billy. Meanwhile, Ted works for a advertising company, and is hardly ever at home to enjoy the company of his son or wife, his busy schedule and commitments at work make it very tough for him to juggle both, however things are about to take a drastic turn. Fed up of ...

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...movie , lol. Anyways, Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1979 drama film adapted by Robert Benton from the novel by Avery Corman.The film tells the story of a married couple's divorce and how they cutely deal with it . I usually don't watch old movies . But i won't exactly term this as an old movie .[ '79] It completely took me into the film, just like any forrest gump or titanic or even "The Thirteenth Floor" for that matter, which was a very good movie. This ...
...potrayed it so elegantly . Kramer vs. Kramer reflected a cultural shift which occurred during the 1970s and the period of second-wave feminism, when ideas about "motherhood" and "fatherhood" were changing. Cheers to Robert Benton for equally weighing both their roles. On the whole, it was 105 mins of Hollywood's pride that I totally enjoyed and i want you also to enjoy. It won 5 oscars including Best actor, Best actress,Best director & Best picture. ...

digan_sam 25.12.2008 · Read full review
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Would you believe this is one of those Oscar winning films that I have only just got around to viewing? Shame on me. It is also one that after viewing left me feeling that I had missed nothing over the years. Yes, Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman play their roles exceptionally well and the story was good but it was over all too soon. For those that still have it on their ‘watch’ list, it tells the story of a divorced couple and their fight ...
...leaves the father (Dustin Hoffman) to bring up the child, so we watch how they cope with the father and son relationship and the difficulties dad faces trying to juggle between job, shopping and taking his son to and from school. It soon proves to be a difficult task for dad and he looses his job. At the same time, mum appears back on the scene and is filing for custody of her son. There is a court custody battle to determine who is and who will ...

carolinesite 15.02.2001 (14.02.2001) · Read full review
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...story about mr and mrs Kramer going through the motions of seperation,divorce and of course lets not forget the custody battle of the poor child involved here. I was very distraught by this film as ive been through the same & i will advise anybody going through it at the time of picking this film,just wait till your own experience is over before you sit down to watch this film. Its the originall sinario , the arguements , the hurt and pain , the ...

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