Love's Abiding Joy

2006 1h 27m EN

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6.9

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6.8

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★6.9TMDB · 52🥫14%Rotten Tomatoes★6.8IMDB · 2,094

DramaRomanceWesternFamilyTV Movie

Synopsis

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The continued Westward journey of settlers Missie and Willie Lahaye. Their roots now firmly planted as they set up homestead in the far West, Missie begins to realize her passion for teaching as Willie cares for the couple's young daughter Kathy while expanding the family ranch with a little help from sons Jeff and Matthew. When the frontier railroad comes to town, the pleasure of a long-promised visit from Missie's father Clark is suddenly offset by the tragic death of young Kathy. As the untimely demise of their beloved daughter begins to drive an emotional wedge between Missie and Willie, the devastated father unexpectedly accepts an offer made by the powerful Samuel Doros to assume the role of town sheriff. Their faith shaken and their once close-knit bond suddenly torn asunder, Missie and Willie desperately attempt to bring their crumbling family back together as son Jeff faces a series of dangers while hopelessly falling for Doros' beautiful daughter Colette.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Erin Cottrell
Missie LaHaye
Logan Bartholomew
Willie LaHaye
William Morgan Sheppard
Scottie
James Tupper
Henry
Irene Bedard
Miriam Red Hawk McClain
Dale Midkiff
Clark Davis
Frank McRae
Cookie
Drew Tyler Bell
Jeff LaHaye

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Landon Jr.
Writers: Douglas Lloyd McIntosh, Michael Landon Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Love Comes Softly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Landon Jr., shot by Brian Shanley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Colleen Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Erin Cottrell and Logan Bartholomew and William Morgan Sheppard carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0785025 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Landon Jr. directs. Brian Shanley behind the camera. Colleen Halsey cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Part of the "Love Comes Softly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Michael Landon Jr., shot by Brian Shanley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Colleen Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Erin Cottrell and Logan Bartholomew and William Morgan Sheppard carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0785025 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brian Shanley
Editing: Colleen Halsey
Production design: Niko Vilaivongs
Costume design: Ednita Trivino
Makeup / hair: Amber Marie Kypragoras
VFX supervisor: Erick Geisler
Sound: Mark Ettel
Stunt coordinator: Sonny Tipton
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Love's Abiding Joy (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes: 14% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 6.8/10 · 2,094 votes
MPAA: PG
US box office: $252,726

Part of

Love Comes Softly Collection

A Christian drama television movie set in the 19th century, based on a series of books by Janette Oke.

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Michael Landon Jr.

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Reno2015-11-24
★ 8/10
3. The story of Missie LaHaye: Going after the dream. The third one in the Hallmark's 'Love Comes Softly' movie series that followed after 'Love Enduring Promise'. Like the usual the story and the characters continued, but the cast changed. Because most of the characters became adult now. This time the narration followed the Missie Davis turning to Missie LaHaye. Of course now Missie is almost a different woman by appearance as she's all grown up. This film focused only her and her surrounded ones. Still, she's passionate about reading and teaching, but the things are going to change when she meets a little boy in an unexpected circumstance. In the other side, the neighbours dragged into the narration to make a perfect American film, because they are not the ordinary neighbours. The story was based upon a couple of things, like making the dream comes true and facing thieves in the backdrop of celebration of the Christmas and expecting their first child. In a new place, the newly married LaHaye couples set to begin their life. As Willie's dream coming true, to own a ranch and his wife Missie is pregnant, they comfortably settle down with a bunch of fine men who were hired to work with them. The threats are always a surprise, with one knocking their door, how this couple going to face it and the conclusion of the story is the remaining portion. "For everything, there is a season... And a time for every matter under heaven." Sharing the life by helping each other, love was the main theme like the whole movie series supposed to be. The success won't be reached without a struggle, so those were well blended in the beautiful story. It was like effortless performances by everyone, other than riding horses. But anyway, making a movie, even that for the television, is not that simple. The quality was maintained, but there are some minor flaws and technical errors, that are not distracting ones. Beside their new beginning, the festival season brings the employee and employer much closer. Followed by the most anticipated moment of their lives where the story concludes. Not like the big screen movie, as a television flick and being a second sequel, the movie really justifies. As usual the slow narration was the key to be a satisfactory product. I liked this part as well and so now the fourth film, let's wait and see where it takes us to 8/10

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