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Oscar Kramer (25 May 1935 – 7 April 2010) was an Argentine film producer. He was born in Buenos Aires. He worked in the cinema of Argentina when he was young. In the 1970s he lived in Antwerp, Belgium, where he worked in the diamond industry.
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Jul 1, 2009 · Jane Fonda presenting Dustin Hoffman with the Best Actor Oscar® for his performance in "Kramer vs. Kramer" at the 52nd Annual Academy Awards® in 1980.
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Kramer vs. Kramer, American dramatic film, released in 1979, that tells the wrenching story of a divorce and custody battle from the point of view of the adults. The movie, which starred Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep, won numerous awards, among them the Academy Award for best picture.
Ted Kramer (Hoffman) is a high-powered advertising executive who focuses almost exclusively on his work. As the movie begins, he has just landed a large account for his company. After celebrating, he arrives home to his wife, Joanna (Streep), who announces that she is leaving him. Ted does not take her seriously at first but panics when she tells him that she is also leaving their six-year-old son, Billy (Justin Henry). Over the next few weeks, Ted and Billy struggle in Joanna’s absence. Billy challenges his father, and Ted is frequently angered when Billy’s needs interfere with his ability to focus on work. As time goes on, however, Ted becomes less self-centred and adjusts to being Billy’s parent, and Billy gets used to Ted as his caretaker. Ted and his recently divorced neighbour, Margaret (Jane Alexander), who had been Joanna’s confidante, become friends. In a scene that illustrates Ted’s new dedication to his son’s welfare, Billy falls off a jungle gym at a park, badly cutting his face, and Ted races with him to a nearby hospital.
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While his home life improves, Ted’s work situation suffers. Since he is no longer able to devote himself fully at the office, he eventually loses his job. Some 15 months after having left, Joanna returns, saying that she now feels capable of mothering Billy and that she will seek full custody of the child. Ted and Joanna each begin meeting with lawyers and crafting strategies to paint the other as a bad parent. Ted, frantic to get a new job before the custody hearing, negotiates a significant pay decrease in order to secure immediate employment. At the hearing, each lawyer brutally attacks the other parent, bringing up the number of lovers whom Joanna has had during the separation as well as the injury that Billy suffered in the playground while Ted was watching. Though Margaret testifies that Ted has become a devoted parent, custody is ultimately awarded to Joanna. When Ted learns that Billy would have to testify if he should appeal, he drops that idea and prepares Billy for the new situation. On the day that Billy is to go home with Joanna, she tells Ted that she has realized that Billy’s home is with him and that she will not be taking him.
Kramer vs. Kramer was based on a 1977 novel of the same title by Avery Corman. François Truffaut was considered to direct the film, and Nestor Almendros, who frequently worked with Truffaut, was hired as cinematographer. Eventually, Robert Benton, who adapted the story for the screen, was chosen to direct. During filming, Hoffman and Streep reportedly had a strained working relationship as Hoffman allegedly employed questionable techniques to enhance Streep’s performance. In one noted example, he slapped the actress during a scene without telling her beforehand. Despite such tensions, both gave Oscar-winning performances.
•Studios: Columbia Pictures and Stanley Jaffe Productions
•Director: Robert Benton
•Writer: Robert Benton (screenplay)
•Cinematography: Nestor Almendros
•Dustin Hoffman (Ted Kramer)
•Meryl Streep (Joanna Kramer)
•Justin Henry (Billy Kramer)
•Jane Alexander (Margaret Phelps)
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•Lead actor* (Dustin Hoffman)
•Supporting actor (Justin Henry)
•Supporting actress* (Meryl Streep)
•Supporting actress (Jane Alexander)
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Description. Otto I of Greece, the second son of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, ruled Greece from 1832 to 1862. His reign was beset with problems and in October 1862, a few months after the Prince's visit, a coup overthrew the monarchy.
