A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (TV 1982)

TV Movie - 92 min - Drama

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An elderly widow must find meaning and activity in her life when her son suggests she is no longer capable of handling her own affairs.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Bette Davis	...	Esther McDonald Cimino
	Penny Fuller	...	Mrs. Polanski
	Christopher Guest	...	Philip Ryan
	George Hearn	...	George Cimino
	Graham Jarvis	...	Leach
	Alexa Kenin	...	Karen Cimino
	Keenan Wynn	...	Barney Fellman
	Paul Roebling	...	Roger Desmond
	LeRoy Schulz	...	Harold Cimino
	Walter Marsh	...	Dr. Mitchell
	Celeste Insell	...	Nurse Graham
	Fran Gebhard	...	Gloria Cimino
	Karen Austin	...	Alice Cimino
	Anna Hagan	...	Social Service Dir.
	Antony Holland	...	Judge Schultz

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Esther Cimino, a music teacher who has reached retirement age, finds that her mental faculties are slipping somewhat. The film is a trenchant, realistic study of the ravages and displacements, socially, physically, and mentally, that are visited upon a once-proud, sensitive, and still highly intelligent woman who is declared mentally incompetent by her children. She is subjected to a hearing, where her blurred responses prompt the judge to put her in a nursing home, and she begins to deteriorate. However, her granddaughter who loves her rouses her back to life and helps her learn how to live again. Written by alfiehitchie

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