''Seasons of the Heart'' is a 1994 American

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directed by actress and filmmaker

Lee Grant Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, during the mid-1920s) is an American actress, documentarian, and director. She made her film debut in 1951 as a young shoplifter in William Wyler's ''Detective Story'', co-starring Kirk Dougl ...

, starring

Carol Burnett Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. Her groundbreaking comedy variety show ''The Carol Burnett Show'', which originally aired on CBS was one of the first of its kind to be hosted ...

and

George Segal George Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as ''Ship o ...

, alongside

Eric Lloyd Eric Lloyd (born David Eric Lloyd Morelli; May 19, 1986) is an American actor, musician, and producer. Lloyd is best known for work as a child actor in such roles as Charlie Calvin in The Walt Disney Company, Disney's The Santa Clause (franchise ...

and

Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is a British actor, producer, and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Alex DeLarge in ''A Clockwork Orange.'' He was born in the Horsforth suburb of Leeds and raised in ...

in supporting roles.

Marvin Hamlisch Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an " EGOT ...

composed the film's score. It was first broadcast on

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on May 24, 1994.

Plot

Vivian, a newly married book publisher, has her life turned upside down when she and her husband Ezra are unexpectedly tasked with raising her young grandson.

Cast

... Vivian Levinson *

... Ezra Goldstine *

... David *

Jill Teed Jill Teed is a Canadian actress. She is an actress who has appeared in many sci-fi roles. She has appeared in a number of television guest roles such as ''Street Justice'', ''The X-Files'', ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Sliders'', and '' The Outer Limits ...

... Ellen *

... Alfred McGuinness

Reception

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praised the film for its "stellar performances" and claimed that it was "better than most of the movies of its genre." Its initial broadcast received 17.2 million viewers and was the 21st highest viewed broadcast of its week in the

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. Eric Lloyd was nominated for a

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for his performance.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seasons of the Heart (1994 film) 1994 television films 1994 drama films 1994 films Films shot in Vancouver Films directed by Lee Grant Films scored by Marvin Hamlisch NBC network original films Sonar Entertainment films American drama television films 1990s American films