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The Portrait (1993 film)

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The Portrait
Based onPainting Churches by Tina Howe
Screenplay byLynn Roth
Directed byArthur Penn
StarringGregory Peck
Lauren Bacall
Cecilia Peck
Music byCynthia Millar
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerPhilip K. Kleinbart
CinematographyRichard Quinlan
EditorJanet Bartels-Vandagriff
Running time90 minutes
Production companyTurner Pictures
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseFebruary 13, 1993

The Portrait is a 1993 American made-for-television drama film adapted from the play Painting Churches, directed by Arthur Penn, and starring Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall. Cecilia Peck, who plays the daughter in the film, is the real-life daughter of actor Gregory Peck and his second wife Veronique Peck.[1] The film was broadcast on TNT on February 13, 1993.

Plot

Artist Margaret Church returns to her parents home to create a portrait of them. Margaret is shocked to discover that her parents have decided to sell their home, and she has trouble accepting the loss of her childhood home. Margaret finishes her portrait, only to believe that her parents dislike it. Eventually she realizes that her parents do not dislike her portrait, and Margaret becomes closer to them once more.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Born". Time magazine. 1958-05-12. Retrieved 2009-02-20. To Gregory Peck, 42, cinemactor, and Veronique Passani Peck, 26, onetime French reporter: a first daughter, second child (he has three sons by a previous marriage); in Santa Monica, Calif. Name: Cecilia. Weight: 6 lbs. 8 oz. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)