Kinder, ich muß sterben – Abschied einer Mutter (TV Movie 1995)

Kinder, ich muß sterben – Abschied einer Mutter: Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont. With Jill Eikenberry, Laura Leighton, Rosemary Forsyth, Monica Parker. After the divorce from Michael, Tessa raises her daughters Kate and Laura alone. None of them can stand her ex-husband’s new young wife Carolyn, a model. But then Tessa learns that she’s suffering from cancer and soon will die. Now she tries to get her kids to accept Carolyn as new mother. She takes her with her on a trip across America to her father Jacob’s ranch in Wyoming. She tries to teach Carolyn about the responsibilities involved in raising kids.

“The way this film starts out, you would swear that weu0026#39;re in for murder and mayhem. James Read has divorced Tessa (Jill Eikenberry). The marriage produced 2 children. He has wed Laura Leighton, a young sexy model. Tessa is fuming and you think something is going to happen. Something happens all right. Tessa is diagnosed with terminal cancer and the film depicts the relationship that she builds with Leighton, the latter who shall take care of her children.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film shows the coming of maturity of the Leighton character. She certainly rises to the occasion.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe last part of the film falters somewhat as it becomes preachy with the inevitable dialogue.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNevertheless, the performances are quite good, especially those of Eikenberry and Leighton.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLloyd Bridges gives a memorable but brief performance as the father who really never understood Tessa and now has to come to grips with what is occurring.”