Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love

"Miracles happen when we need them most of all."

2016 1h 25m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 26

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Synopsis

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An unexpected blizzard threatens the Parton family, while at the same time Dolly's father (and his kids) make sacrifices to raise enough money to finally buy his wife the wedding ring he could never afford to give her. Meanwhile, an important person in little Dolly's life begins to see that her amazing voice and musical gift might just be made for something bigger than rural Tennessee.

“Miracles happen when we need them most of all.”

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Cast

Alyvia Alyn Lind
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
The Painted Lady
Jennifer Nettles
Avie Lee Parton
Ricky Schroder
Robert Lee Parton
Gerald McRaney
Rev. Jake Owens
Kelli Berglund
Willadeene Parton
Hannah Nordberg
Judy Ogle
Jane McNeill
Aunt Estelle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Herek
Writers: Pamela K. Long
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Dolly Parton's Christmases of Many Colors Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Stephen Herek, shot by Brian J. Reynolds. 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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Original score by Velton Ray Bunch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Alyvia Alyn Lind and Dolly Parton and Jennifer Nettles carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Miracles happen when we need them most of all.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephen Herek directs. Brian J. Reynolds behind the camera. Velton Ray Bunch scores. Maysie Hoy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "Dolly Parton's Christmases of Many Colors Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Stephen Herek, shot by Brian J. Reynolds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Velton Ray Bunch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Maysie Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alyvia Alyn Lind and Dolly Parton and Jennifer Nettles carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Miracles happen when we need them most of all.".
9IMDB entry: tt5713426 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brian J. Reynolds
Original score: Velton Ray Bunch
Editing: Maysie Hoy
Production design: Ina Mayhew
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016)

Part of

Dolly Parton's Christmases of Many Colors Collection

"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" and "Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love" are based on the inspiring true stories of living legend Dolly Parton's remarkable upbringing. These movies take place inside the tight-knit Parton family as they struggle to overcome devastating tragedy and discover the healing power of love, faith and a raggedy patchwork coat that helped make Parton who she is today. The films are set in the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains in 1955. They are neither a biopic nor a musical about Dolly's whole life and performing career, but rather a family-oriented faith-based story about the incidents in her and her family's life around the time she was nine years old and shortly afterwards during some very special Christmas miracles.

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Reno2017-11-29
★ 6/10
The Parton family's Christmas preparation! A follow-up to Dolly Parton's 'Coat of Many Colours'. This time it is a Christmas theme. As usual the tale was told from young Dolly's view. The Parton family is readying for the festival. The list is long what everybody wants for Christmas. But time to sacrifice for something more important for family than individuals. Everybody contributes, yet does not meet the requirement. So the extra adventure begins, on one end the father takes a risky job far away from home and Dolly decides to sing on the streets. The remaining story is to tell how it all ends. I saw it when the Christmas is just 30 days away. A perfect season to watch such film. But it was an okay film. Being a Christian film, the previous one did not bother me. But this one went out of the control, like it became a fantasy. Yeah, the end was un-believable for a film based on the real. I always like to see on the screen how a family struggles against the odds, but being reality is most matters. It just slipped away in a few occasions, including at the end twist. Still a nice film for families. All the cast had returned and they all were good. Directed by the same filmmaker. One time watchable film. 6/10

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