About this episode

Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore On Golden Pond, a film about identity at the end of life and the possibility of connection in the shadow of death.

Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore On Golden Pond (1981), a film about identity at the end of life, the persistence of childhood hurt, and the possibility of connection in the shadow of death.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith

Topics covered

• identity
• end of life
• childhood hurt
• connection
• death

Keywords

• On Golden Pond
• identity
• childhood hurt
• connection
• death
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: On Golden Pond

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