Product Description Based on the bestseller by Catherine Marshall, Christy tells the story of an idealistic nineteen year old (Kellie Martin) who leaves the comforts of her city home to teach school in the impoverished Appalachian community of Cutter Gap, Tennessee in 1912. Strength, determination, and faith guide young Christy Huddleston through unforeseen difficulties, help her to gain understanding of the proud mountain people, and win her mentorship, friendship, and the love of two men. .com Determination, faith, and optimism are powerful forces that enable individuals to positively affect the lives of themselves and others. Christy, a captivating 1994 television series based on the book by Catherine Marshall and reminiscent of the Anne of Green Gables and Little House on the Prairie series, is the story of an idealistic 19-year-old woman named Christy Huddleston (Kellie Martin) who sets out for the wilderness of the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee in 1912 on a mission to educate the children of the remote community of Cutter Gap. A well-to-do girl raised in the city, Christy is shocked and completely unprepared for the extreme poverty, ignorance, and superstitious tendencies of Cutter Gap's people, but resolves to persevere in her commitment to better the lives of her young students. Each day brings a fresh lesson for the children and a new struggle that inspires Christy to draw upon and re-examine her own faith while striving to disprove local superstitions and replace long-held animosities and prejudices with virtues like forgiveness and respect. Christy is surrounded by a handful of allies in Cutter Gap that include fellow missionary Miss Alice Henderson (Tyne Daly), whom she idolizes for her strength, resolve, and mentorship; Fairlight Spencer (Tess Harper), a local woman who offers Christy the rare gift of friendship; mission preacher Reverend David Grantland (Randall Batinkoff), a hard worker who immediately becomes smitten with Christy; and local Doctor Neil MacNeill (Stewart Finlay-McLennan) whose gruff manner and atheistic beliefs both confuse and excite Christy. Eventually, Christy finds she's fallen in love with both Reverend Grantland and Doctor MacNeill and embarks on a very personal journey toward maturity while simultaneously succeeding in her quest to educate the children of Cutter Gap and affect significant positive change throughout the entire community. (Ages 9 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
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"CHRISTY" IS A GOOD SOURCE OF FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT .....
This DVD set is suitable for all ages. This is from a TV show (series) of the same name. Christy is a young woman who sets off to teach school in a remote Appalachian Mountain village back in the 1930's. After this city born and raised woman arrives at this small mountain small school, she faces and overcomes challenges she never anticipated, including things like how local superstitions controlled peoples lives, and how a feud between a couple of families affected everyone. As Christy learns to live in her new surroundings, she develops a wisdom beyond her young years. Christy also struggles with the attentions of two men who are attracted to her - a minister and a doctor -- all in good taste. Christy also makes friends with some of those mountain people, especially one woman who quickly becomes a dear friend. In addition, this series also contains a lot of historic points of interest, such how communication evolved, and the ways in which folk music and crafts added some enjoyment to that community.
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Enjoyable Period Piece
I enjoy period pieces and am constantly on the lookout for movies with a good story that are not full of the profanity and gratuitous sex that Hollywood dishes out almost exclusively. The Christy series was a great find! As a former teacher, I enjoyed the storyline and found the acting to be well done. The girl who played Christy did well in her performance, but seemed a little young for her role which I felt detracted a bit from the realism of the movie. The visual scenery and cinematography are beautiful in their Appalachian setting with it's lush greenery and nature scenes. I enjoyed the film so much that I subsequently purchased the novel upon which Christy is based, and frankly enjoyed the movie series more than the book! Like so many other viewers, I wish that the network had not cancelled Christy (go figure), as it could have evolved and gone much further, not to mention disappointing the numerous fans of a series that ended so abruptly. The unresolved ending was unfortunate, however it is still a wonderful purchase for family fare or for those who enjoy period films that are well done.
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Best Appalachian Series of All-Time
The story is based upon the novel 'Christy,' which has sold more than 10 million copies. It is a mix of fact and fiction about a teenager who is inspired by her church to set foot on a mission in East Tennessee, to teach children. It's set in 1912, and as Christy puts it, when arriving in the cove, it was like going back in time. The area is more shocking than she ever imagined. She was to teach children in a poverty-stricken area. Most of the school children were so poor they couldn't even buy shoes. The story also incorporates a minister trying to teach in the same church/schoolhouse and dives into the troubles that face the families there.The biggest fictional part is the addition of the Doctor. There was not one in this particular area of East Tennessee. There's a romantic yet silent and friendly fight between the minister and doctor to gain Christy's love. I confirmed with the last living relative in the cove that Christy did indeed walk 7 miles on foot from the train station just to get to the mission house. There were no roads at the time. The first season is gritty but still certainly family-friendly, while the second season lightens up a bit by incorporating some comedy.It's a fun fact to note that every structure was built by hand in the series, as not one Hollywood studio set was used. There are some sweeping views of the Great Smoky Mountains in the background of many scenes. Some viewers may be put off by the ending since it's a cliffhanger. That being said, if you want family-friendly, Appalachia, and romance, I think you're making a huge mistake if you don't buy it. I've added my photos of the DVD set. Hoping for a Blu-ray soon.
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Love, love, love this series
Love the book, love the video series, and all my kids (ages 10-17) loved it too! A wholesome look at past history in that region of the U.S. and gave us a springboard for many discussions on life choices and prejudice. Love it!! So glad we bought it!
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Love it
My daughters love this series. It is really well done. I would highly recommend it!!!
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Great movie
Movie itself is wonderful. Only complaint is the dialogue sound is not as clear as I would like. Tried to adjust sound on tv, helped but was still not as clear as I would have liked. I use CC to help decipher what is being said.
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