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The Last Best Year (1990) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1990 · 96 mins · English
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- Directed by
- John Erman
- Starring
- Erika Alexander, Kate Reid, Lawrence Dane, Bernadette Peters, Mary Tyler Moore, Brian Bedford
After a dizzy spell at home leaves Jane (Bernadette Peters) increasingly unwell, a doctor diagnoses a serious illness and discovers she has no family to support her. He brings in a reluctant therapist (Mary Tyler Moore), scarred by a childhood loss. As Jane’s health declines, both women confront their pasts and learn to heal.
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