Echoes of a Summer
Summary:
14-year-old Jodie Foster portrays Deirdre Striden, an 11-year-old cancer victim in Echoes of a Summer. Eugene (Richard Harris) and Ruth (Lois Nettleton), her parents, are consumed by grief over the imminent demise of their daughter. It is Deirdre herself who, during a summer vacation in Nova Scotia, tries to help her parents face the inevitable with courage. Echoes of a Sum... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Richard Harris - (Eugene Striden)
Lois Nettleton - (Ruth Striden)
Geraldine Fitzgerald - (Sara)
William Windom - (Dr. Hallett)
Brad Savage - (Philip Anding)
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Review:
While it's a bit too calculated in its efforts to tug at the heart strings, Echoes of a Summer is nevertheless an undeniably affecting little tearjerker. As it's dealing with a child dying of a terminal disease, it's to be expected that it will try to manipulate the audience, and some of it is very obvious in this regard -- but it works anyway. ... Continue >>
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