Movie

The Last Leaf (1983)

• NR
• April 1, 1983
• 24m

• Drama

“An Easter Parable”

Overview

An Easter Parable: As lingering pneumonia takes her will to live, a young girl decides that she will die when the last leaf drops from a dying vine outside her window. Her neighbor, an elderly artist frustrated by his inability to paint what is in his heart, follows the example of the Savior and makes the ultimate sacrifice to save her life. In doing so, he creates the masterpiece he has been struggling to paint.

Director

David Anspaugh

Starring

Jane Kaczmarek, Sydney Penny, Art Carney