#203: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Pt. 1 - Kramer vs Kramer

The Next Picture Show

Filmspotting

Tv & Film, Film History, Film Reviews

4.6 • 858 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Noah Baumbach’s acclaimed new family drama MARRIAGE STORY has invited comparisons to Robert Benton’s acclaimed 1979 family drama KRAMER VS. KRAMER over the films’ shared preoccupation with the end of love and the challenges of finding happiness while also doing right by the next generation. We’ll dig into the nuances of that comparison via this pairing, beginning with a discussion of how KRAMER VS. KRAMER balances, or doesn’t, its portrayal of divided parenting, why its ending feels like a cop-out, how the film’s style and performances contribute to a sense of intimacy, and how our knowledge of what went into those performances behind the scenes shifts that effect. Plus, we tackle a listener’s big, two-part question about metaphors and second viewings. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about KRAMER VS. KRAMER, MARRIAGE STORY, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Outro music: “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” by Tammy Wynette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sitting quietly once you've made the house all shiny.
0:04.0	Down time can be just fine, playing bangers from the 90s.
0:08.0	Tea break.
0:09.0	Lunch break.
0:10.0	Maybe listen to the outbreak.
0:12.0	Sometimes it's not time for some tombola, right?
0:15.0	It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time, or time to visit your nan time.
0:21.4	Go on.
0:22.6	Play some other time.
0:23.8	Put your phone down.
0:24.7	Tombollah.
0:26.4	Open for fun.
0:29.3	Terms apply 18 plus gambleaware.org.
0:32.4	Hello, next picture show listeners.
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0:57.6	It's very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present.
1:01.3	You believe that someone out of the past can enter and take possession of a living being?
1:08.0	We may be true with the past, but the past is not through with us.
1:15.8	Welcome to the next picture show, a movie the week podcast of it to a classic film and how it shaped our thoughts on a recent release.
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