Harry and Tonto

In Paul Mazursky's rueful character drama, 57-year-old Art Carney plays Harry, a 70-plus Manhattan widower who loses his tiny apartment to the wrecking ball. Accompanied by his pet, an aged cat named Tonto, Harry sets out on an odyssey to Los Angeles. During his journey, he finds a kindred spirit in ...more

Paul Mazursky's bittersweet film on the cross-country odyssey of man nearing the end of life sometimes crosses the line into sentimentality, but it features an Academy Award-winning performance by Art Carney in what is likely his finest role. Septuagenarian widower Harry (Carney) decides to visit friends and relatives across America after learning that his New York City apartment building is about to be razed. As he touches on these links with his past, he is sobered by the changes time has ...more