Everything about Kramer Vs Kramer totally explained
Kramer vs. Kramer is a
1979 drama film adapted by
Robert Benton from the novel by
Avery Corman, and directed by Benton. The film tells the story of a married couple's
divorce and its impact on everyone involved, including the couple's young son. It received the
Academy Award for Best Picture in 1979.
Music for the film features
New York guitarist
Frederic Hand.
Plot
In
Kramer vs. Kramer, Joanna Kramer (
Meryl Streep), a
Smith College graduate, is a
stay-at-home mother for her son Billy (
Justin Henry). Feeling confined in this role, and neglected by her husband Ted (
Dustin Hoffman), Joanna leaves the marriage in order "to find herself."
Ted, who has been focusing on his career in
advertising, and was just given his agency's biggest new account, is shocked by Joanna's decision and is left to raise Billy by himself. With the help of his neighbor and Joanna's friend, Margaret (
Jane Alexander), Ted comes to understand why Joanna left. In the process, he also becomes more invested in raising Billy than in his job (which he eventually loses).
About a year and a half after leaving, Joanna returns to
New York in order to claim Billy, and a custody battle ensues. The courts side with the mother, but on the morning that Billy is to move in with Joanna, she comes to the apartment and tells Ted that, while she loves Billy and wants him with her, she knows that his true home is with Ted, and it's implied that she chooses to let Billy stay with his father. The movie ends with the elevator doors closing on the emotional Joanna, as she heads upstairs to talk to Billy.
Cultural impact
Kramer vs. Kramer reflected a cultural shift which occurred during the
1970s and the period of
second-wave feminism, when ideas about "motherhood" and "fatherhood" were changing. The film was widely praised for the way in which it gave equal weight and importance to both Joanna and Ted's points of view .
Cast and Crew
Awards
1979 Academy Awards (USA)
Wins
Other uses
"Kramer vs Kramer" was also sometimes used in reference to the strained relationship between
sitcom actor Michael Richards (who played
Cosmo Kramer on the popular show
Seinfeld) and
Kenny Kramer, the real-life inspiration for the character. Kenny Kramer starred in a
documentary named for the film,
Kramer vs Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo, on the
DVD release of the series.
The term was also used to refer to Kenny Kramer speaking out against Richards's use of racial epithets at the
Laugh Factory in
West Hollywood on
November 17, 2006.
Further Information
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