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| Genre | Christian drama |
| Written by | Rachel Stuhler (teleplay) Janette Oke (novel) |
| Directed by | Lou Diamond Phillips |
| Produced by | Kyle A. Clark Stephen Niver |
| Starring | Erin Cottrell Lou Diamond Phillips Haylie Duff Sarah Jones |
| Editing by | Colleen Halsey |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | Hallmark Channel |
| Release date | April 4, 2009 |
| Preceded by | Love's Unfolding Dream |
| Followed by | Love Finds a Home |
Love Takes Wing is a Christian drama and the seventh TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It aired on Hallmark Channel on April 4, 2009.[1] Lou Diamond Phillips directed from a script by Rachel Stuhler, based on the book Love Takes Wing by Janette Oke.[1]
It is the seventh movie in an ongoing series that includes Love Comes Softly (2003), Love's Enduring Promise (2004), Love's Long Journey (2005), Love's Abiding Joy (2006), Love's Unending Legacy (2007), and Love's Unfolding Dream (2007). The eighth movie and final installment of the series Love Finds a Home aired April 11, 2009, one week following this movie.
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Plot
Wounded by the recent death of her husband, Dr. Belinda Simpson (Sarah Jones) arrives in the tiny town of Sikeston to take up the post of town physician. Once there, she discovers that many of the town’s residents, including children at an orphanage run by Miss Hattie Clarence (Cloris Leachman), have fallen ill to or died from an unknown ailment. Soon, Belinda begins to worry that she is in over her head, despite reassurances from her best friend, Annie (Haylie Duff), and the town's blacksmith, Lee (Jordan Bridges).
Unfortunately, the residents of Sikeston aren’t as trusting of Belinda’s abilities as a doctor – mainly because she’s a woman. As well, many of them don’t even want her to help the orphans, who they blame for infecting the rest of the town. Indeed, they would be happy to see the orphanage close altogether. Opposed by what seems like the entire town, Belinda must trust in her abilities, her friends and her faith to guide her.[1]
Cast
- Sarah Jones as Dr. Belinda Simpson
- Cloris Leachman as Miss Hattie Clarence
- Annalise Basso as Lillian
- Jordan Bridges as Lee Owens
- Haylie Duff as Dr. Annie Nelson
- Patrick Duffy as Mayor Evans
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Ray Russell
- Erin Cottrell as Missie Tyler
- Kevin Richardson as Cyrus
Differences From The Novel
- The novel picks up 2 years after the last novel.
- None of the events depicted in this film are directly from the novel.
- Belinda goes to Boston with Virginia Stafford-Smyth to continue caring for her. She does not go to Boston to become a doctor as depicted in the Film Love's Unfolding Dream.
Reception
The premiere of Love Takes Wing was moderately successful for Hallmark Channel, delivering a solid showing among demo ratings and deliveries, particularly among female viewers. The original movie ranked in the top five for selected demographics, and ranked as the second-highest-rated ad-supported cable movie of the day and week delivering a 2.4 household rating with 2.1 million homes, over 2.8 million total viewers and 3.9 million unduplicated viewers. This performance helped the network rank #2 for the night with a 2.0 household rating.[2]
References
External links
- Love Takes Wing at the Internet Movie Database
- Love Takes Wing at Hallmark Channel
- Love Takes Wing at Hallmark Channel's Press Site
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