When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
| When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story | |
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| Written by |
William G. Borchert Camille Thomasson |
| Directed by | John Kent Harrison |
| Starring |
Winona Ryder Barry Pepper John Bourgeois Rosemary Dunsmore Ellen Dubin |
| Theme music composer | Lawrence Shragge |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Terry Gould |
| Cinematography | Miroslaw Baszak |
| Editor(s) | Ron Wisman |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hallmark Hall of Fame |
| Release | |
| Original release | April 25, 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | A Dog Named Christmas |
| Followed by | November Christmas |
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story is a 2010 American film that premiered on CBS on April 25, 2010. The film was produced by Terry Gould, directed by John Kent Harrison and written by William G. Borchert, who based the script on his novel of the same name.
In 1914, Lois Burnham, a college-educated woman from an affluent family, met and fell in love with Bill Wilson, a young man of modest means. They married in 1918, and after his return from World War I, the two set out to build a life together. While Lois worked as a nurse, Bill struggled to find his niche. Lois believed that Bill was destined for greatness, and despite his increasing reliance on alcohol, she showered him with love and support. Eventually, Lois persuaded a friend’s husband to hire Bill at his financial firm. By 1927, Bill was working on Wall Street and the couple was living a luxurious lifestyle. But despite Lois’s valiant efforts to control his drinking, Bill’s alcoholism spiraled out of control. Soon his job, their lifestyle and their dreams were all gone.
In 1935, after years of struggling to cover for Bill and trying desperately to manage his disease by herself, Lois finally saw him get and stay sober – not through her help, but from the support of a fellow alcoholic, Dr. Bob Smith.
As Bill and Bob attained lasting sobriety and co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous, Lois began to feel neglected. Bill got and stayed sober without her help, and she felt isolated and resentful. Lois soon discovered she was not alone in her isolation and anger, and that there was a vast number of people whose lives and relationships had been devastated because a loved one was an alcoholic or drug addict. To help herself, and others like her, she co-founded Al-Anon/Alateen in 1951.
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story is the 240th presentation by Hallmark Hall of Fame, the long-running anthology program of American television films. It was based on a novel The Lois Wilson Story: When Love Is Not Enough by William Borchert, which was published September 17, 2005. The film was set primarily in the United States but filmed in Canada.
The film was given mixed reviews by critics. It was released on DVD in Hallmark stores in the United States.
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