Sad news. Robert Benton, Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Behind ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ and ‘Kramer vs. Kramer,’ Dies at 92
Robert Benton, the much-admired screenwriter turned director who co-wrote Bonnie and Clyde and received a pair of Academy Awards for his work on the best picture winner Kramer vs. Kramer.
From an era when movies nominated for an Oscar were actually worth watching, and movies were not all about aliens, superheroes, or virtue signaling. Or all of the above.
He also wrote and directed, Nobody's Fool (1994). Another movie worth watching. His screenplay was nominated for an Oscar, but didn't win.
I didn't particularly care for his movie Bonnie and Clyde, but Kramer vs Kramer is a classic.
This is known as the "Like father, like son" scene from Kramer vs Kramer. It is a classic piece of cinema, and it includes no dialog. Where it falls in the movie, it tells a compelling story, about how they are getting along. How they went from being mad at each other, to getting along on a typical morning.
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