CLIP FILM ON GOLDEN POND PRODUCTION: USA 1981 DIRECTOR: Mark Rydell STARRING: Jane Fonda (Chelsea Thayer Wayne), Henry Fonda (Norman Thayer Jr.), Katharine Hepburn (Ethel Thayer), Dabney Coleman (Bill Ray) SYNOPSIS On Golden Pond is a moving drama about ageing, family relationships, and healing. The film follows Norman and Ethel Thayer, an elderly couple who spend every summer at their cottage by a peaceful lake called Golden Pond. Norman is a sharp but grumpy retired professor who is facing the challenges of old age, including memory loss, while Ethel remains lively and positive. Their routine is disrupted when their daughter, Chelsea, visits with her new fianc , Bill, and his teenage son, Billy. Chelsea asks her parents to take care of Billy while she and Bill go on a trip to Europe. Though Norman is reluctant at first, he slowly builds a surprising friendship with Billy, teaching him how to fish and sharing life lessons. As the summer goes on, old tensions between Norman and Chelsea resurface. The film explores their difficult relationship and Chelsea s desire to reconnect with her distant father. With the help of Billy and Ethel s support, Norman begins to soften, and Chelsea takes steps toward mending their bond. On Golden Pond is a touching story about the struggles of growing older, the complexities of family, and the possibility of reconciliation, offering a hopeful message about love and forgiveness. BEFORE WATCHING 3 Read the synopsis and decide if the sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones. T 1. The film deals with the theme of family bonds. 2. Norman and Ethel live at the cottage all year round. 3. Norman is bad-tempered and irritable. 4. Golden Pond is the name of the cottage. 5. Billy is Chelsea s fianc . 6. Norman teaches Billy how to fish. 7. At the end of the story Chelsea and her father manage to make peace. 8. The story has a dramatic, final turn. grumpy: scontroso to mend: riparare moving: commovente 222 ADULTS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE F