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A great series! Kellie Martin is an exceptional actress and portrays her character (Catherine Marshall) with great finesse. Going from a privileged and sheltered life, Catherine goes to the impoverished Smokey Mountains where she encounters ignorance and poverty to an extent she's never known or seen before. Catherine strives to make a difference in the lives of the children she teaches in a remote schoolhouse. Being only nineteen years old, Catherine has a lot to learn herself.
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I LOVE this series, but the sound level is WAY too soft. It's extremely difficult to watch because it is so incredibly quiet. We have to turn our TV (which is a modern one, not old and broken in any way) all the way up to 100% volume. And even then, if people are talking or humming or anything, we miss parts of the dialogue. The show itself deserves 5 glowing stars. It's amazing. I love everything about it, the setting, the characters, the storylines, etc. The picture is much clearer than the old VHS tapes I used to have. They MUST fix the sound level on this though. I hate giving this three stars, but this is almost not worth watching. :(
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This charming movie should be required for every member of the family. The mission has been established in Tennessee to improve the mountain folks way of life when instead issues of character are challenged at every crossing. The mountaineers, proud people that need help will not accept charity even when facing hunger. So many lessons to learn from this movie in life that apply in any culture, society or race. The movie is heart warming and so good to see one that has no violence, sex or language abuse. I couldn't recommend this movie more. The characters are outstanding, well developed in their roles, each strong enough for their own storyline. I watched this with my 88 year old father and he was so disappointed when it ended I promissed him we would see it again soon.
I love this series. I remember it from TV and had taped some of the shows and would periodically watch them. Now I have them all. Based on the book by Catherine Marshall. This series is about her Mother's experiences as a young missionary/teacher in the hills of Tennessee. I had read the book as a teenager and re-read it again. Even though I was familiar with the story the movies hold a lot of surprises. The series sometimes embellishes some of the events from the book. But, I like Kellie Martin. She is believable in the story as Christy. Tyne Daly (Alice)does a good job as the strong missionary woman who is the backbone of the work. Of course the two love interests (the Preacher and the Doctor)keep the series interesting. You never know which one she is goinig to fall for. She is a innocent naive girl who has a lot of growing up to do. And she does in the hills of Tennessee. The movies is full of homey characters. They look just like they were snatched up from the past. They look as if they live poorly in the backwoods. They are dirty and have bad teeth. They did a good job of making the people and their surroundings believable. The story is full of hope and faith. Very heart warming. Good family entertainment. The people of Cutter Gap become your friends...Birdseye...Fairlight...Lundy...Little Burl...Montie...Opal...and Ruby Mae.Read full review
Wholesome series that was very well acted. A story about a young girl fat the turn of the century(?) trying her wings on her own helping out at a mountain mission house as a teacher for back woods mountain children. It follows her story along with theirs as she gets to know them and their families and struggles with understanding their ways and trying to help them go forward in life. It also shows her love interests of both the native mountain Dr. and the transplanted preacher and her indecision on who would be best for her. Nothing that would not be fit for kids. Very family orientated and entertaining on a back to good family programming level. Made for tv in the 90's with well know tv actors. I appreciated the talent in it bring well filmed and well acted!
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