(Hemkomsten)
US (1978): Drama/War
Both Jane Fonda and Jon Voight won Oscars for their performances in this profoundly moving 1978 flick dealing with the aftereffects of the Vietnam War. Fonda, feeling isolated while her hawkish husband, Bruce Dern, is away in Vietnam, follows a friend's example and volunteers at a veteran's hospital. There she is reacquainted with Voight, an old friend who has returned from the war as a paraplegic. Lonely and disconnected from her husband, Fonda finds love, and fulfilling sex, with Voight. The sex scenes, very steamy for the time, are still provocative. This mature love story is about expanding your horizons, and is both moving and thoughtful. Director Hal Ashby does succumb to melodrama on occasion, but these are forgivable slips. (Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com)
8 nominations, 3 Awards
· Actor 1978: Jon Voight
· Actress 1978: Jane Fonda
· Writing (Best Screenplay written directly for the screen) 1978: Nancy Dowd, Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones
· Best Picture 1978: Jerome Hellman - Producer (Hellman, UA)
· Supporting Actor 1978: Bruce Dern
· Supporting Actress 1978: Penelope Milford
· Directing 1978: Hal Ashby
· Film Editing 1978: Don Zimmerman