(1971)
4.5
Lucia Bozzola
With Gordon Willis' cinematography providing a shadowy and claustrophobic atmosphere, Alan J. Pakula adapts the conventions of 1940s film noir detective movies to examine the 1970s issue of the compromises faced by a woman trying maintain her freedom. Klute's air of stark gloom alludes to the pervasive personal conspiracies that put women at the mercy of a man's world; by the end, a crime may be solved, but the problem is not. Despite calls to boycott Jane Fonda's movies because of her anti-Vietnam War activism, Klute's timely subject matter found a substantial audience, firmly establishing Fonda as both a serious movie star and a feminist symbol. Her outspoken views did not prevent her from winning the Best Actress Oscar for the movie.
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awards for Klute on AllMovie
Klute (1971)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Won |
Best Actress
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1971 |
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Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay
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1971 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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Won |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
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1971 |
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Nominated |
Best Screenplay
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1971 |
National Society of Film Critics
New York Film Critics Circle
