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Jane Fonda came into her own with this Oscar-winning performance as an insecure high-class call girl who can't make it as a legitimate actress or model yet can't give up her addiction. She loves the control too much. But when she's stalked by a killer, she's forced to confront the darker aspects of her nature and profession. It's a complex and authentic performance and Fonda plays it cool and smart. Typical of early '70s films, Klute peels away social inhibition and hypocrisy with precision and candor. It's also typical of director Alan J. Pakula's intelligence and ability to work so well with actors. Donald Sutherland plays John Klute, the vulnerable detective trying to determine if his missing friend is the stalker and sexual deviant. This is the kind of moody, character-driven film so many of us miss today, even if the plot is pure hokum. --Bill Desowitz
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Klute [1971] (REGION 2) (PAL) Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Alan J. Pakula, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider, Dorothy Tristan - Import
THIS FILM FOCUSES ON JANE FONDA WHO IS COMPELLING AS A NEW YORK CALL GIRL. SHE GIVES THE ROLE AN EMOTIONAL AND DRAMATIC DEPTH NOT ALWAYS APPARENT IN THE SCREENPLAY AND DESERVEDLY TOOK THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS FOR HER PERFORMANCE. WHILE DONALD SUTHERLAND IS RATHER LESS LUGUBRIOUS AND MANNERED THAN USUAL(as the Private detective involved in a somewhat obsessive romance with Fonda), HE IS OVER-SHADOWED BY HIS CO-STAR. ALAN J.PAKULA'S OFTEN LANGUOROUS DIRECTION, TENDS TO ALLOW THE NARRATIVE TO SLACKEN FATALLY AT TIMES, THOUGH THERE IS NO DENYING THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE MOVIE OR IT'S MORE-ADULT-THAN-USUAL APPROACH TO THE SUBJECT. JANE FONDA DOMINATES EVERY FRAME IN THIS FILM. HER PERFORMANCE LOOKS LIKE THE HIDDEN SIDES OF A PROSTITUTE'S LIFESTYLE; THE DREAMS, FEAR, SHAME AND LONLINESS OF HER WORLD ARE GRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATED.
THIS FILM FOCUSES ON JANE FONDA WHO IS COMPELLING AS A NEW YORK CALL GIRL. SHE GIVES THE ROLE AN EMOTIONAL AND DRAMATIC DEPTH NOT ALWAYS APPARENT IN THE SCREENPLAY AND DESERVEDLY TOOK THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS FOR HER PERFORMANCE. WHILE DONALD SUTHERLAND IS RATHER LESS LUGUBRIOUS AND MANNERED THAN USUAL(as the Private detective involved in a somewhat obsessive romance with Fonda), HE IS OVER-SHADOWED BY HIS CO-STAR. ALAN J.PAKULA'S OFTEN LANGUOROUS DIRECTION, TENDS TO ALLOW THE NARRATIVE TO SLACKEN FATALLY AT TIMES, THOUGH THERE IS NO DENYING THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE MOVIE OR IT'S MORE-ADULT-THAN-USUAL APPROACH TO THE SUBJECT. JANE FONDA DOMINATES EVERY FRAME IN THIS FILM. HER PERFORMANCE LOOKS LIKE THE HIDDEN SIDES OF A PROSTITUTE'S LIFESTYLE; THE DREAMS, FEAR, SHAME AND LONLINESS OF HER WORLD ARE GRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATED.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Firstly, this Spanish import DVD has the picture quality of a VHS. Secondly, by default you get a dubbed into Spanish version. By choosing the second option, it's in original English but complete with Spanish subtitles, thankfully under the widescreen picture, so they don't impose too much.
However, this is a rare film, one I saw on TV years ago but not been able to find on DVD as a region 2; until now. Here goes:
Anyone, on reading that Klute is a seedy film about a hooker and is expecting tons of nudity and eroticism have got the wrong movie. This is a psychological thriller, the deep, dark sort that Donald Sutherland (as private detective John Klute) was so good at in the early '70s. Jane Fonda, as that New York call girl is restrained, confident and quietly seductive and prefers to keep work separate from pleasure.
Klute turns up on her doorstep out of the blue looking for leads on a missing man. A man who might have been a client of hers. It's Klute's only lead and won't leave it alone. When he questions her on her "activities" she calls him a hypocrite and starts to wonder what makes this man tick, sexually....
It then becomes all too apparent that this missing man was known by some other men, some with not-very-nice intentions and want to shut her up. Permanently. With her relying on John Klute more and more, can her work ethic or not getting emotionally involved with her men hold?
Apparently, Barbara Streisand turned down the role of Bree Daniels but Fonda agreed, who won an Oscar for her efforts whilst director Alan J Pakula lays out an eery, moody piece, slowly drawing us in, unassumedly. The sparse, atmospheric music by Michael Small adds enormously to the overall feeling and Godfather's cinematographer Gordon Willis paints a suitably seedy picture.
Back, almost 40 years ago, there weren't too many films, certificate 18, or otherwise, that openly and without embarrassment discussed the lives of call girls, very much unlike now. That loose dialogue is available after the watershed on any mainstream TV channel today. I'm sure many professional men, the sort that she satisfies in the film would have gone to the movie theatre seeing it as a blue thrill flick. Whether they did or not, would have (hopefully) got over that pretty quickly and found themselves watching a really good thriller.
Finally, I have to ask as to when Klute will be reissued as a proper release. This film deserves much more than this expensive, muddy-looking version with Spanish subtitles rolling along underneath!
However, this is a rare film, one I saw on TV years ago but not been able to find on DVD as a region 2; until now. Here goes:
Anyone, on reading that Klute is a seedy film about a hooker and is expecting tons of nudity and eroticism have got the wrong movie. This is a psychological thriller, the deep, dark sort that Donald Sutherland (as private detective John Klute) was so good at in the early '70s. Jane Fonda, as that New York call girl is restrained, confident and quietly seductive and prefers to keep work separate from pleasure.
Klute turns up on her doorstep out of the blue looking for leads on a missing man. A man who might have been a client of hers. It's Klute's only lead and won't leave it alone. When he questions her on her "activities" she calls him a hypocrite and starts to wonder what makes this man tick, sexually....
It then becomes all too apparent that this missing man was known by some other men, some with not-very-nice intentions and want to shut her up. Permanently. With her relying on John Klute more and more, can her work ethic or not getting emotionally involved with her men hold?
Apparently, Barbara Streisand turned down the role of Bree Daniels but Fonda agreed, who won an Oscar for her efforts whilst director Alan J Pakula lays out an eery, moody piece, slowly drawing us in, unassumedly. The sparse, atmospheric music by Michael Small adds enormously to the overall feeling and Godfather's cinematographer Gordon Willis paints a suitably seedy picture.
Back, almost 40 years ago, there weren't too many films, certificate 18, or otherwise, that openly and without embarrassment discussed the lives of call girls, very much unlike now. That loose dialogue is available after the watershed on any mainstream TV channel today. I'm sure many professional men, the sort that she satisfies in the film would have gone to the movie theatre seeing it as a blue thrill flick. Whether they did or not, would have (hopefully) got over that pretty quickly and found themselves watching a really good thriller.
Finally, I have to ask as to when Klute will be reissued as a proper release. This film deserves much more than this expensive, muddy-looking version with Spanish subtitles rolling along underneath!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Very deep film, I had to view it a number of times to ensure I got the plot. Love Jane's hairstyle.
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