Henry Fonda for President

Synopsis

The film begins with a personal memory: Paris, summer of 1980. The Moscow Olympics are underway. In Detroit, Ronald Reagan has just been nominated as the Republican presidential candidate. In New Hampshire, Henry Fonda is shooting his final film. Two actors sketch out two different ways of viewing the United States of America: as God’s Own Country or as a stage for social struggle.

Directors' Biography

Alexander Horwath is a writer, curator, and film historian. He directed the Viennale (1992–97) and the Austrian Film Museum (2002–17), and curated the documenta 12 film program. He has published widely on cinema and teaches film history in Vienna. Henry Fonda for President (2024) is his first film.