Harry and Tonto (1974)

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   hugomoutray

   Impeccable movie. It's incredible how touching and heartwarming it is. It draws some resemblance to De Sica's 'Umberto D.', but it has a charm of its own. Art Carney is brilliant and Mazursky is a genius. 12 years 3 months ago
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   Prof. Lumpcicle

   Is it over yet? 12 years 2 months ago
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   Siskoid

   Harry and Tonto is rather plotless, but it's so damn full of humanity, it made my chest hurt! Harry is an older man played by Art Carney who's home is demolished by the forces of progress, so he starts on a journey that will take him West with his cat Tonto. The name is apt because Tonto is, apparently accidentally, his "Indian guide" as well as his stand-in. Everywhere Harry goes, the cat is a problem, but so is Harry. Like the cat, he's open and friendly, and perhaps too independent for his own good, and his ambitions are simple. This is a film about growing old, losing friends with grace, but also making them with an open hand and an open mind, as Harry travels through a changing mid-70s America filled with new (and New Age) ideas, liberated mores, and a wistful thought or two about the past. Rather than make it sad - despite its sad moments - the film makes aging an opportunity for renewal and liberation. Bonus points for an adorable cat. Where's HIS Oscar, Mr. Carney? 4 years 3 months ago

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