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Directed by Mark Rydell, On Golden Pond stars Academy Award winners Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn alongside Jane Fonda. The film follows an aging couple spending the summer at their lakeside home while confronting family tensions, aging and reconciliation. Based on Ernest Thompsons acclaimed play, this character-driven drama became one of the most celebrated American films of the early 1980s and earned multiple Academy Awards.
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On Golden Pond (1981)
109 min
For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.