Aug 17, 2014

Harry and Tonto (Paul Mazursky, 1974)

*****
Paul Mazursky's brilliant Oscar-winning film about old age, family and love stars Art Carney in his indelible Academy Award-winning performance.
In Paul Mazursky's rueful character drama, 57-year-old Art Carney plays Harry, a 70-plus Manhattan widower who loses his tiny apartment to the wrecking ball. Accompanied by his pet, an aged cat named Tonto, Harry sets out on an odyssey to Los Angeles.By the time he arrives in L.A., Harry has become dispirited by his desultory visits with friends and family, but he eventually realizes that each new day can be a beginning rather than an end

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