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Touched by Love (originally titled To Elvis, With Love) is a 1980 American film directed by Gus Trikonis, starring Diane Lane and Deborah Raffin. First released to theaters in April 1980, the screenplay concerns a therapist who tries a novel approach with a girl named Karen who is dealing with cerebral palsy and depression.
Touched by Love: Directed by Gus Trikonis. With Deborah Raffin, Diane Lane, Michael Learned, John Amos. A young nurse becomes determined to reach an unresponsive teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley.
Jan 7, 2021 · But this was not a cruel place. One by one they tried to reach her, and one by one they failed. And painfully, they all gave up on a child who had given up on herself. Until one day a remarkable ...
Dec 31, 2014 · Touched by Love - (also called To Elvis, with Love) is a 1980 drama film about a therapist who tries a novel approach with a girl afflicted with cerebral palsy; she has her charge become a pen pal with the girl's favorite singer, Elvis Presley.
Lena Canada is a therapist who is working with Karen, a cerebral palsy patient who is a wheelchair-bound, and is possibly also autistic. As a way to bring Karen back into the world, Lena has her start writing pen pal letters to her favorite celebrity, Elvis Presley.
Touched by Love is a powerful, inspiring message about the hope just one person can instill within another – and the human need to love and be loved.
Touched by Love (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
