| JANE: Jane Fonda on Broadway in 1962 | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 01:37 pm EST 01/25/18 | |
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| Have any of you seen the D.A. Pennebaker documentary of Jane Fonda's appearance on Broadway in the play "The Fun Couple?" I caught it at the Film Forum last week. Fascinating, to say the least. It documents Fonda in rehearsal, during out of town tryouts, talking backstage with her cast mates, sharing personal and professional time with her director/boyfriend, Andreas Voutsinas, at an Actor's Studio session, during the opening night performance and, in a startlingly candid moment, reading Walter Kerr's pan of the show, one of many that helped close it after 3 performances. The play does indeed look bad, and Jane does not seem very good in it. Neither does anyone else. There is only so much one can do with a bad play, but it's certainly fascinating to watch both their efforts and the aftermath. Co-star Bradford Dillman's passing and Megyn Kelly's controversial condemnation of Jane the day I saw the film were odd coincidences. Also seen in the film are Lee Strasberg, officiating at an Actor's Studio session in which Madeline Sherwood sings (I believe it was "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered") as an exercise, Lee, Madeline and Shelley Winters visiting Jane on opening night, co-stars Dillman and Dyan Cannon, with whom Jane has some close talks, co-star Ben Piazza (who is never heard from, however) and, both on his way to the opening night performance and afterward, Walter Kerr. The play seems to have been justifiably forgotten but the documentary is most intriguing. |
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