Klute is a 1971 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alan J. Pakula, and starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Nathan George, Dorothy Tristan, Roy Scheider, and Rita Gam. Its plot follows a high-priced New York City call girl who assists a detective from Pennsylvania in solving the missing person case of a john who may be stalking her. It is the first installment of what has informally come to be known as Pakula’s “paranoia trilogy,” followed by The Parallax View (1974) and All the President’s Men (1976), all films dealing with themes of paranoia, conspiracies, and surveillance.
Sutherland and Fonda dated around the time they starred in Klute. In a 2001 interview with the BBC, Sutherland recalled that their love was in full force during filming. After he was shown a scene he shot with Fonda, he noted they “made love an hour before we shot that.”
In March 2008, Sutherland told The Guardian, “We got together shortly before we made Klute and then we were together until the relationship exploded and fell apart in Tokyo. And it broke my heart. I was eviscerated. I was so sad. It was a wonderful relationship right up to the point we lived together.”
Before the end of 1972, Sutherland married Francine Racette, who remained his wife until his death. But he and Fonda collaborated again for the 1973 comedy Steelyard Blues, which costarred Peter Boyle and Howard Hesseman.
Klute was released theatrically in the United States on June 23, 1971, by Warner Bros. to critical and commercial success. Reviewers praised the film’s direction and screenplay, with Fonda’s performance receiving widespread critical acclaim, while the film grossed over $12 million against a $2.5 million budget.
The film received two nominations at the 44th Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay, with Fonda winning Best Actress. At the 25th British Academy Film Awards, Fonda received a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. At the 29th Golden Globe Awards, it received a nomination for Best Screenplay, with Fonda winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
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