Klute | | Cast : | Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland | | Director : | Alan J. Pakula | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | June 25, 1971 | | DVD Released Date : | August 30, 2005 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Japanese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 11, 2005 | | Summary | Klute | Content
 | Director Pakula builds a creepy, paranoiac mood that makes for mesmerizing viewing. Fonda brings texture and dimension to the central role-- part cynical, hardened hooker, part confused young woman too frightened to let anyone into her life. Fonda deservedly won Best Actress Oscar that year. Sutherland is effectively subdued as John Klute. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 30, 2005 | | Summary | Atmospheric , creepy , film noir like with great acting | Content
| Like a lot of the old film noirs , the title character John could be getting played for a fool . Is he or not ?
There's a good reason for him being named John , when you look at it another way .
The impact of this film comes from the fact that the two main characters have been closing themselves off , whilst both being very good at what they do .
Everyone in the film is getting manipulated in one way or another . There is a sense of menace , but also sadness and loneliness that one finds with a number of 70's films .
They often have memorable endings , as does this .
This is one of my favorite films as I used to know a girl who had the same problem that Jane Fonda's character does , personality wise I mean , not occupation wise .
KLUTE works as a thriller and/or as a character study .
Watch and enjoy the acting and fine directing .
I hope it becomes one of your favourite films also . |
| Rating | | | Date | February 24, 2005 | | Summary | Gorgeous Jane | Content
| I first saw Jane Fonda in Cat Ballou and fell in love with her. So i had to see her terrific performance(so i was told)in Klute. Was I let down? No way. This is drama at the top of the class. Very interesting story. Intense and brilliant portrayal of a highclass call girl. It's a real life thriller with anyone who watches this will get emotional as Jane Fonda acts her heart out with a special mention to Donald Southerland as soft place for our leading actress to fall. Good stuff. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 20, 2004 | | Summary | Superb Thriller and Character Study | Content
| From the opening frame to the closing shot, "Klute" is a compelling, adult thriller and character study. It seems to get better with every viewing. When Pennsylvania business executive and family man Tom Grunemann goes missing, friend and detective John Klute (Donald Sutherland) agrees to take on the case. His only clue is prostitute Bree Daniels (Jane Fonda) in New York who was associated with a prostitute Grunemann had known and who is at the brunt of harassment calls possibly from Grunemann. As Klute watches Bree, the killer is watching. Although Bree is struggling to leave "the life" (aspiring to act), she is simultaneously drawn to the money, autonomy and emotional control it provides. Klute is brought deeper into Bree's world of prostitution, paranoia and drugs and unexpectedly he penetrates her emotional walls.
"Klute" is definitely Jane Fonda's showcase and she is fantastic, netting the Oscar that year against the odds. This may have been her "breakout" role at a time when she was notoriously unpopular because of her involvement in Hanoi, but she has turned in numerous fine performances over the years in films ranging from "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" to "On Golden Pond." As Bree Daniels, she has a complex character who, as she attests, had some college, and who is vulnerable yet acerbic, impenetrable yet exposed. Whether speaking with her therapist, walking jauntily down the street or turning a trick, Bree as embodied by Fonda is fascinating to watch.
Some mention that the "thriller part" is weak because you know the identity of the killer. I would disagree. Knowing the identity of the killer is part of the suspense. In this claustrophobic world of shadowy stalkers and anonymity, it's like knowing the bomb is under the table, as Hitchcock once said. The claustrophobia and isolation also are deeply reflective of both New York and the character of Bree Daniels, revealing the irony of her "freedom." Surveillance tapes also figure largely in this film and were a big thing in the 70's. They would also figure largely in Watergate.
Aside from Fonda and Sutherland, the supporting players (including Roy Scheider and Jean Stapleton) perfectly embody their roles and add to the authenticity, and there is also a great tingly soundtrack by Michael Small. It's one of the finest films to come out of the 70's. I also get a kick out of seeing Fonda reading "Linda Goodman's Sun Signs" which was a rage in the 70's. Let it all hang out, baby!
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| Rating | | | Date | August 01, 2004 | | Summary | Great! | Content
| Who would ever think Jane Fonda is so hot, sexy, trampy and amazing actress...an amazing look at the world of high class prostitution and what they think and feel about what they do. All studied and mixed into a fantastic thriller. Worth it! |
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