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The Last Leaf

The Last Leaf

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 1, 1983

Runtime

0h 24m

Genres

Drama

User Score

95%

Original Title

The Last Leaf

Director

David Anspaugh

Description

An Easter Parable: As lingering pneumonia takes her will to live, a young girl decides that she will die when the last leaf drops from a dying vine outside her window. Her neighbor, an elderly artist frustrated by his inability to paint what is in his heart, follows the example of the Savior and makes the ultimate sacrifice to save her life. In doing so, he creates the masterpiece he has been struggling to paint.