Kaleidoscope (1990 film)
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| Written by |
Danielle Steel (novel) Karol Ann Hoeffner |
| Directed by | Jud Taylor |
| Starring |
Jaclyn Smith Perry King |
| Music by |
Johnny Mandel Dennis McCarthy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Elaine Rich |
| Cinematography | Laszlo George |
| Editor(s) | Michael S. Murphy |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
The Cramer Company NBC Productions |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 15, 1990 |
Kaleidoscope, also known as Danielle Steel's Kaleidoscope, is a 1990 made for television romantic drama film directed by Jud Taylor. The film is based upon the 1987 novel of the same name by Danielle Steel.
When wealthy Arthur Patterson (Donald Moffat) finds out that he is dying, he tries to make peace with his past. He looks back to his World War II years, when he was a soldier in France. There, he met a poor French girl, Solange Bertrand (Kim Thomson), whom he fell in love with. Solange married his good friend Sam (Bruce Abbott), though, and they settled in New York City after the War, where Sam worked as an actor on Broadway. Solange gave birth to three girls, who were all separated after the tragic deaths of their parents. Arthur is determined to reunite the girls, with the help of private detective John Chapman (Perry King). John warns the old man for a disappointing outcome, but Arthur remains determined to correct the past.
First, John contact the oldest sister, who was eight when her parents died. Hilary Walker (Jaclyn Smith), now working as the head of a big Manhattan firm, initially denies having any acquaintance with Mr. Patterson, and claims that she has lived in Manhattan all of her life. Through her assistant Paula (Penny Johnson Jerald), John finds out that Hilary lied to him about her past, and confronts her with the facts. Hilary angrily explains that she is still trying to bury her past, and has no interest in reliving it. She eventually reveals that she was severely abused by her aunt and uncle, with whom she and her sisters lived after her parents died. Her sisters were soon adopted by other people, but Hilary stayed behind with her abusive family, because most people had no interest in adopting her due to her age. When she was eighteen, she got away and tried to contact Mr. Patterson, but he refused to see her.
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