A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

TV Movie
1982
1h 40m

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Bette Davis in A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)

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.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.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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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Trivia
The teleplay by John Gay is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Oliphant.

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7/10

The vicissitudes of old age

Bette Davis stars in this sensitive drama about an old woman's fight for some dignity in her life. In her prime years in A Piano For Mrs. Cimino. Davis was a music teacher and owned a music store with her late husband who died the year before.

Now her sons want to take control of her assets after a mild stroke Davis sustains. In a way I can understand how George Hearn and Leroy Schulz feel. They're guarding an inheritance and when she does go into a nursing home he bank and the social welfare system insist she sell her house.

Davis is down but not out and with the support of a favorite granddaughter Alexa Kenin she fights back and shows a lot of life.

A Piano For Mrs. Cimino reunites Davis with her co-star from Phone Call From A Stranger Keenan Wynn. With Davis on the piano and Wynn on the clarinet they do make some beautiful music together.

Two other roles of note are Penny Fuller as the head of the nursing home Davis is residing in and Graham Jarvis the trustee the brothers get for her estate.

A PianoFor Mrs Cimino is a fine role for the aged Bette Davis. Her fans and future fans will love it.