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Adaptation of the stage play by August Wilson.
Set in 1936 Pittsburgh, the story centers on an ornately carved 80-year-old upright piano, a family heirloom co-owned by a proud widow and her forceful brother, Boy Willie. Boy Willie's determination to trade the piano for Mississippi farmland triggers an emotional battle. Stars Charles Dutton
Adaptation of the stage play by August Wilson.
Set in 1936 Pittsburgh, the story centers on an ornately carved 80-year-old upright piano, a family heirloom co-owned by a proud widow and her forceful brother, Boy Willie. Boy Willie's determination to trade the piano for Mississippi farmland triggers an emotional battle.
Patricia MacLachlan adapts her own novel, a bittersweet portrait of a family's loss. The story focuses on a farmer with a passion for photography, his headstrong wife, and their 11-year-old grandson, who is emotionally devastated when his mother abandons the family. The drama explores the theme of hope as the child searches for the truth somewhere behind the pictures in his grandfather's family photographs. Stars Jason Robards
