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One of the great triumphs ofPeter Fondas career was originally one of his great disappointments.
But then, in 2001, the film was restored and rereleased, finally recognized as a masterpiece.
(you’re free to actually see itin full on YouTube.)
That home, however, is not quite what he expected.
And sometimes when there was a man out there, he knew about it, and hed come in.
Sometimes Id have him or hed have me, whatever suits you.
But not all of them.
And not every time I wanted to.
Cause a man in a womans bedroom thinks hes her boss.
Cause I already had one man in here, and I didnt want another.
Despite everyone holding their emotions back, theres an undeniable tenderness to their exchange.
Its one of the most haunting moments Ive ever seen in any film, let alone a Western.
Either way, Fondas directing career never quite recovered.
(Only not really.
while the weird relationship between Fonda and Shieldss characters strikes an off-putting note.
You could tell that Fonda was itching to get behind the camera again.
After the subsequent rediscovery ofThe Hired Hand, he mentioned wanting to give it one more shot.
Alas, it never happened.
In the meantime, he did leave us with one of the enduring masterpieces of 1970s American cinema.
