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The Portrait

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When artist Margaret Church (Cecilia Peck) visits her aging parents, Gardner (Gregory Peck) and Fanny (Lauren Bacall), she wants to finish a portrait of them for an upcoming exhibition. However, she instead learns that they are moving out of their house and longtime community. While Margaret tries to accept the loss of her childhood home, she also searches for reasons why her parents are leaving. As Gardner's failing memory starts to become more obvious, Margaret must face more serious changes.

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Tony Scott Variety Penn's direction emphasizes the darker elements of Roth's teleplay. Jan 31, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Entertaining film with fine acting from the two film legends. One of two projects the Peck father and daughter team did together. The other was a documentary that can be found on the blu-ray of To Kill A Mockingbird (1962). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member good stuff good to see them together again Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Arthur Penn

Director

Gregory Peck

Gardner Church

Lauren Bacall

Fanny Church

Cecilia Peck

Margaret Church

Paul McCrane

Bartel

Donna Mitchell

Marissa Pindar
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Synopsis When artist Margaret Church (Cecilia Peck) visits her aging parents, Gardner (Gregory Peck) and Fanny (Lauren Bacall), she wants to finish a portrait of them for an upcoming exhibition. However, she instead learns that they are moving out of their house and longtime community. While Margaret tries to accept the loss of her childhood home, she also searches for reasons why her parents are leaving. As Gardner's failing memory starts to become more obvious, Margaret must face more serious changes.
Director
Arthur Penn
Producer
Philip K. Kleinbart, Richard Schmiechen, Linda Berman, David Haugland, Scott U. Adam
Screenwriter
Lynn Roth
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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