Fond of Fonda: A Year with Jane

I have picked up and put down this DVD so many times before and never bothered to watch it but after finally watching it I found it very touching.

Before starting I was aware that the father/daughter relationship in the film supposedly mirrored that of Jane and Henry Fonda and this certainly was an interesting dynamic. After watching it though I think what impressed me the most was the portrayal of the relationship between Chelsea (Jane Fonda) and her mother Ethel (Katharine Hepburn). They had some very emotional scenes together and they were played with real tenderness and a closeness that was very affecting.

Anyway... watch it to see 74 year old Katharine Hepburn 'perform all her own stunts' and dive from a boat into a lake without a wetsuit. Truly the most badass broad you'll ever witness on film.