Jane Fonda Tributes Robert Redford At TCM Classic Film Festival Opening
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Key Points:
- Jane Fonda opened the 17th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood to honor her late co-star Robert Redford, featuring their 1967 film Barefoot in the Park and an on-stage conversation with Fonda and TCM host Ben Mankiewicz.
- Fonda shared personal anecdotes about her early crush on Redford, their work together on films like The Chase and Barefoot in the Park, and admired his career achievements, especially founding the Sundance Film Festival to support emerging filmmakers.
- Despite Redford's chronic tardiness causing production delays, Fonda expressed deep respect and affection for him, noting she would have worked with him more and lamenting not being invited to the Oscars In Memoriam tribute.
- Fonda praised Redford's legacy and voiced concern over the planned Warner Bros and Paramount merger, emphasizing the need to fight to preserve the spirit of independent filmmaking that Redford championed.
- The TCM Classic Film Festival runs through Sunday, celebrating classic movies and honoring film legends like Redford.
