Kramer vs. Kramer [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents a Stanley Jaffe production ; produced by Stanley R. Jaffe ; written for the screen and directed by Robert Benton.
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FilmPublisher number: 04858 | Columbia TriStarLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: Multiple languages Publication details: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c2001.Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0767848802
- 9780767848800
- Kramer versus Kramer
- Director of photography, Nestor Almendros; editor, Jerry Greenberg.
- Academy Awards: Best picture, Best actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best supporting actor (Meryl Streep), Best director, Best screenplay (adapted).
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Robert Benton's Oscar-winning adaptation of Avery Corman's bestseller takes on contemporary problems of divorce and shifting gender roles, as a jilted husband learns how to be a nurturing father. Manhattan housewife Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep) walks out on her workaholic ad man husband Ted (Dustin Hoffman), leaving their young son Billy (Justin Henry) in Ted's less than capable hands. Through trial and error, Ted learns how to take care of Billy, devoting more energy to his family than to his work, and finally losing his high-powered job because of his new priorities. When Joanna returns with her own lucrative job and the intent to take custody of Billy, Ted finds employment that won't interfere with his paternal duties. Even though he proves that he can do it all, Joanna still wins in court. Joanna, however, rethinks her desires when she finally grasps how close father and son have become. Addressing the male side of the self-actualization question, previously explored from the female perspective in such 1970s movies as An Unmarried Woman (1978), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), and The Turning Point (1977), Kramer focuses on Ted's evolution from absent parent to ideal father, as he learns to balance domestic and professional lives in the shifting late-1970s social landscape. Joanna's attempt to achieve the same, however, gets buried; only Streep's sensitive performance prevents Joanna from seeming an unsympathetic harridan. Critics praised the film's realistic depiction of Ted's travails, as well as the three lead actors' work; and audiences, perhaps facing the same questions of divorce and self-realization, turned it into a box-office smash. It went on to win five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
Based on the novel: Kramer versus Kramer / by Avery Corman.
Originally released as motion picture in 1979.
Special features include: scene selections, filmographies ; theatrical trailers ; documentary, Finding the truth: the making of Kramer vs. Kramer.
Special features: Widescreen version -- "Finding the truth: The making of Kramer vs. Kramer" -- Theatrical trailers -- Filmographies -- Interactive menus --Production notes -- Scene selections -- Language: English mono ; French -- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai.
Director of photography, Nestor Almendros; editor, Jerry Greenberg.
Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry.
When his wife walks out, Ted Kramer and his six-year-old son have a chance to really get to know each other. Then Ted's wife returns and she wants her son back.
MPAA rating: PG.
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
English and French language soundtracks (mono) with optional subtitles in English, Chinese, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, or Thai ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Academy Awards: Best picture, Best actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best supporting actor (Meryl Streep), Best director, Best screenplay (adapted).