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On Golden Pond
Henry Fonda,
Katherine Hepburn
Cinema World
Heartwarming
What a horrible term It's used
to describe a child's love for a
mongrel, or a particularly nice
"get well soon” card Or an
episode of "The Waltons'
Unfortunately, it is also the
most precise expression to de
scribe Fonda and Hepburn's
film triumph, a movie of such
sincerity and sensitivity it leaves
the audience emotionally
drained, yet newly-filled at the
same time
Fonda is Norman, a gruff
80-year-old retired professor
who dwells on his own mortality
Hepburn is his wife Ethel, a
spirited dynamo who exudes
warmth wherever she goes The
couple return to their cabin on
Golden Pond for the 48th sum
mer, which Norman assures us
will be his last
They are joined by their
daughter Chelsea (Jane Fon
da). whose relationship with her
father is a constant battle When
she and her lover (Dabney
Coleman) leave for a month in
Europe, they leave Coleman's
13-year-old son Billy Ray (Doug
McKeon) with her parents
Between adolescent out
bursts and a few fishing trips
Billy Ray tames the ferocious
old man, and Norman gives the
"cool kid" a lesson about the
real world
The story line could easily
lead to a mushy recital of mid
dle-aged sentiment, but it is
saved by an excellent script,
exceptional acting perfor
mances by Hepburn and the
elder Fonda and some fine
cinematography
It's sometimes hard to believe
that "On Golden Pond” was a
stage play before it was adapted
for the screen Hepburn and
Fonda s lines are so perfect for
their personalities we tend to
forget we are watching two ac
tors — the script fits that per
fectly
Fonda is superb as the crot
chety old grump whose fears
about aging are translated into
clever barbs that bite into those
around him This performance
is bound to give Fonda the Os
car for Best Actor, his first for a
specific film (He won one last
year for "contributions to the art
of motion pictures')
Fonda's performance is sur
passed only by Hepburn The
script lets her fully develop her
spunky screen personality as
she creates a believable, lova
ble character
Her constant repartee with
Fonda is especially wonderful
Calling him an "old poop'
among other terms of endear
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ment, she is the only one who
can successfully joust with Nor
man on his own turf She un
derstands her husband as only
one who has lived with another
for half a century can She calls
his bluffs, and helps him
through trials of old age
Another of the stars of the film
never sets foot before the
camera Cinematographer Billy
Williams stuns us with shot after
shot of Golden Pond, with stir
ring images of beautiful compo
sition and simplicity Although
director Mark Rydell depends
on these shots, and Dave Gru
sin's excellent soundtrack, to
develop the atmosphere a little
more than he needs to, no one
minds The images, especially
when meshed with the music,
are quite enjoyable, and the ex
tra emphasis is just a little added
attraction, like an extra dab of
ice cream on a cone
Jane Fonda, who returns from
Europe to waltz into The Kid's
friendly relationship with her
father, is also good Although
she doesn't get to develop her
character as much as allow
others to develop it for her, she
finally finds her place in the
family, completing the circle of
the family and making the ex
perience of Golden Pond a sin
gle. unified quesf for love and
understanding in the face of the
painful experience of aging
"On Golden Pond" is an ex
cellent treatment of aging and
the American family The rela
tionships and emotions are
honest and believable, the lan
guage clever and realistic, and
the personalities well
developed It should be seen by
anyone who is related to an old
person or plans to be one
someday It treats the subject of
aging with a warmth and op
timism that's really well,
heartwarming by matt meyer
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