David MacKenzie

 "... None of the players has more than a few lines or a scene here and there, not even the very talented, shimmeringly beautiful, and now-notorious Miss Redgrave. That is, of course, with the exception of Jane Fonda as Miss Hellman, constantly puffing cigarettes, telephoning Julia from all kinds of fancy hotel rooms in European cities, and worrying endlessly about her writing talents. 

"Many people don't like Miss Fonda because of her political views. I don't give a hang about her political views any more than I do Miss Redgrave's or John Wayne's. The fact is, Miss Fonda is a great actress to watch. She has a combination of nervous energy, spunk, and little-girl fragility that I for one find delightful, and she gets everything out of her portrayal of Hellman there is. What there is, though, isn't much... Miss Hellman in this film, as in life, is a person of curious contradictions...."

David MacKenzie, Tulsa World, April 23, 1978

(Published on this blog October 1, 2021.)