#robert benton

[screenshotingmonstercinema]

[tyger-land]

𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙡𝙮𝙙𝙚 1967

[lobbycards]

Kramer vs. Kramer, US lobby card #2. 1979

[raspberrydee]

my four favourite first time watches of april 2026!!

- kramer vs. kramer (1979), dir. robert benton

- brokeback mountain (2005), dir. ang lee

- magellan / magalhães (2025), dir. lav dias

- the drama (2026), dir. kristoffer borgli

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

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Voting ended onFeb 24, 2025

[davidhudson]

David Newman, February 4, 1937 – June 27, 2003.

With Robert Benton in 1967.

[bossupsettledown]

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

"Hoo-hoo. A man with a record."

[youngdeerengineer]

This is such a good question. I found my comment getting a little long so had to move it to a post

this might be too oddly specific a question but what are some movies that aren’t like “feel good” at all but still depict the positive effec

Sometimes life is so painful we use art as an escape, and sometimes that escape comes in the form of experiencing a fictional sorrow that surpasses your own, and watching people work through it.

My go-to movie for a watch that is painful but shows both personal strength, and the strength of human connection and makes me cry with every watch is Places in the Heart. Robert Benton wrote and directed this based on his childhood growing up in North Texas during the depression. Sally Field got her second Oscar for it, and boy did she deserve it. The whole cast is cream of the fucking crop, it's beautifully shot, it's honestly gut-wrenching. Anyway, that's my rec.

Content warnings: there is period accurate and graphic depictions of racist violence. If you're sensitive to realistic violence and suffering, double check commonsense media