Review of Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018) by Carlos M — 24 Sep 2018

An Wonderful Documentary of an Extraotdinary Woman!

This review of Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018) was written by Carlos M on 24 Sep 2018.

Jane Fonda in Five Acts has generally received very positive reviews.

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By William M (1,438) on 01 Nov 2018

Wonderful honest account of fonda's life. A BEHIND THE SCENE PEAK AT THE WORKINGS OF HER MIND AT DIFFERENT POINTS OF HER LIFE…

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By David A (1,816) on 01 Nov 2018

Wonderful honest account of fonda's life. A BEHIND THE SCENE PEAK AT THE WORKINGS OF HER MIND AT DIFFERENT POINTS OF HER LIFE…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 23 Aug 2018

Hers is a lot of life to try to capture in one movie, but Jane Fonda in Five Acts certainly covers her emotional arc with thoroughness and compassion…

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By Anne Brodie (132) for What She Said (131) on 01 Oct 2018

The emotional and often raw documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts, presents a woman of contradictions, an activist who ended a marriage to fulfill…

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By Julia Raeside (5) for Guardian (4,584) on 06 Nov 2018

Modern documentaries have led us to expect more rigour in their storytelling but this, despite its willingness to touch on family discord and…

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By Gwen Ihnat (16) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 24 Sep 2018

Throughout, the documentary offers glowing praise of Fonda that falls just short of fawning. Frankly, it’s difficult not to be impressed…

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 19 Sep 2018

All in all, Jane Fonda in Five Acts proves a captivating, extremely well-told and crafted, decidedly fitting tribute to a Hollywood legend,…

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By Diane Pershing (77) for Malibu Times (77) on 14 Oct 2018

This HBO production is too long. And I found some of the modern day interviews somewhat self-serving and filled with inconsistencies…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 21 Sep 2018

Lacy’s impressively thorough film forces anybody willing to watch it to reconsider her, measure her life’s work and legacy against that…

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By Judy Berman (17) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 24 Sep 2018

As seen through Lacy's compassionate lens, the Jane Fonda who lays bare her life in Five Acts is introspective and affable, confident yet forthcoming…

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