

Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation – and she’s done it all in the public eye. An intimate look at one woman’s singular journey.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and spare.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Jane FondaSelf - (archive footage)
- Tom HaydenSelf - (archive footage)
- Robert RedfordSelf - (archive footage)
- Lily TomlinSelf - (archive footage)
- Ted TurnerSelf - (archive footage)
- Paula WeinsteinSelf - (archive footage)
- Troy GaritySelf - (archive footage)
- Sam WaterstonSelf - (archive footage)
- Mary Luana WilliamsSelf - (archive footage)
- Malcolm VadimSelf - (archive footage)
Crew
- Susan LacyDirector
- Sam PainterDirector of Photography
- Benjamin GrayEditor
- Emma PildesProducer
- Jessica LevinProducer
- Susan LacyProducer
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