Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer vs. Kramer(1979)

PG
12/07/1979 (US)Drama1h 45m
7.6

"There are three sides to this love story."

Overview

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

Robert Benton

Screenplay

Robert Benton

Director

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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Original Trailer [FHD]

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Original Trailer [FHD]

Trailer

'How Do I Look?' 'Terrific'

'How Do I Look?' 'Terrific'

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'Ted Is Not The Same Man'

'Ted Is Not The Same Man'

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Ted and Joanna Meet Again

Ted and Joanna Meet Again

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'Do You Think About Joanna?'

'Do You Think About Joanna?'

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Joanna Leaves Ted

Joanna Leaves Ted

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Official Trailer

Official Trailer

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Kramer v Kramer Best scene

Kramer v Kramer Best scene

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"Breaking Away" and "Kramer vs. Kramer" winning Writing Oscars®

"Breaking Away" and "Kramer vs. Kramer" winning Writing Oscars®

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"Kramer vs. Kramer" winning Best Picture and Directing

"Kramer vs. Kramer" winning Best Picture and Directing

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Kramer vs. Kramer (5/8) Movie CLIP - I'm His Mother (1979) HD

Kramer vs. Kramer (5/8) Movie CLIP - I'm His Mother (1979) HD

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Making French Toast - Kramer vs. Kramer (2/8) Movie CLIP (1979) HD

Making French Toast - Kramer vs. Kramer (2/8) Movie CLIP (1979) HD

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Kramer vs. Kramer (7/8) Movie CLIP - Ted's Plea (1979) HD

Kramer vs. Kramer (7/8) Movie CLIP - Ted's Plea (1979) HD

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Nathan Lane On KRAMER VS. KRAMER

Nathan Lane On KRAMER VS. KRAMER

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Dustin Hoffman winning Best Actor for "Kramer vs. Kramer"

Dustin Hoffman winning Best Actor for "Kramer vs. Kramer"

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Meryl Streep Wins Supporting Actress: 1980 Oscars

Meryl Streep Wins Supporting Actress: 1980 Oscars

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A review by Ahmetaslan27
7.0

Written on April 20, 2023

**The struggle of women in the 70th of the last century**

To what extent can a simple social story and a familiar family problem such as separation or divorce. To what extent can it represent and reflect the condition of an entire society, the culture and morals of this society, and the social changes that occur to it. The events of the film tell about the story of the divorce and struggle of the Kramer couple over the custody of their child, which reflected in its essence the social and cultural change in American society during the seventies of the last century.

In 1979, the American social film Kramer vs. Kramer This film won good reviews, including an Academy Award. It is a reflection of the changes that took place in the family and in women's choices after widespread demands and protest movements in the United States of America in the sixties of the last century. Part of these demands was related to the call for women's liberation and the struggle for equality.

After the round of conflict, the woman came out strong, and a measure of her rights were taken away. She also became economically independent and self-reliant, and the door of her ambitions was wide open, and she turned from a subordinate to an equal. Certainly, all these changes had to find their reflection on people's daily lives, on the woman's relationship with the man, and on the arrangement of women's priorities in terms of family and life, as yesterday the family was at the top of the list of American women's priorities, but after this cultural and social transformation, we see that the ambition of some women as Kramer's wife It is what settles at the top of her priorities now.

And as the wife Kramer is the strongest and most economically able, she takes custody of the son from the father without regard to whether this behavior is in the best interests of the son or not.

I was affected by what Kramer's wife did, which is that she was faced with two difficult choices, either to take care of the son, or to continue what she had achieved in her work. Unfortunately, it was prescribed for a woman to sacrifice everything.