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| Category | Dramas DVDs, Television/TV Series Movies, Live-Action Videos, Based On A Novel, Theatrical Releases (Not Yet Available), Christianity, Made-For-Network TV, Small Town Life, Pregnancy | | Starring | Farrah Fawcett, Cicely Tyson, Kristin Booth, Peter Donaldson, Kelly Harms, Patrick Bergen, Robin Dunne, Laura Mercer, Ron Payne, Natalie Radford, Ashley Wolfe | | Director | Paul Shapiro | | Composer | Jonathan Goldsmith | | Director of Photography | Frank Tidy | | Editor | Neil Grieve, Geoffrey Rowland | | Producer | Terry Gould, Paul Kaufman, Andrew Somper | | Production Designer | Guy Lalande | | Screenwriter | Susan Cooper | | Source Writer | Brett Lott |
TELEVISION RELEASE: FEBRUARY 7, 2001 (CBS)
Based on the Oprah Winfrey Book Club selection by Brett Lott, JEWEL's exploration of familial bonds and motherly love will bring tears to the eyes of many viewers. Farrah Fawcett stars as Jewel Hillard in this made-for-television movie, playing a backwoods Mississippi housewife with four children and a loving husband. As WWII comes toward a close, Jewel's house servant, Cathedral (Cicely Tyson), comes out on a stormy night to warn Jewel that the babe in her belly is a harbinger of hardship sent from God. After a difficult childbirth, Cathederal's prediction comes true--the new child, Brenda Kay Hillard, is, as the local doctor calls her, a "mongolian idiot." Determined that loving care will return her baby to health, Jewel refuses to give up Brenda Kay to an institution. But the very care that Brenda Kay requires may destroy Jewel's marriage, and the bonds that tie her to the rest of her family. Director Paul Shapiro's static camera delivers this touching story with subtlety, the southern landscape photogropahy is beautiful, and the touching score and sound design round out a quality production. Television release: February 7, 2001 (CBS).
About working with children who have Down syndrome, Farrah Fawcett told Newsday, "With maybe the exceptions of THE BURNING BED and EXTREMITIES, this was the most emotionally demanding project I've ever done, because even though they were my emotions, this was actually about other people I was getting to know and learning from....[These children are] not restricted in a lot of the ways you might think they are....They just embrace life, and you start thinking, 'Why can't we all be as appreciative as they are?'"
In her spare time, Fawcett makes sculptures with artist Keith Edmier.
This is the only Laura Mercer video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Ashley Wolfe. Jewel | Orig Year | 2001 | | CD Universe Part number | 6870833 | | Release Date | New Jewel TR release date | | Rating | Not Rated | | Movie Details | Color |
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