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Portrait of Love

Original title: Heart of the Matter
  • TV Movie
  • 2015
  • TV-G
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.2K
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Jason Dohring and Bree Williamson in Portrait of Love (2015)
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Returning to her hometown, a renowned photographer encounters the man who broke her heart.Returning to her hometown, a renowned photographer encounters the man who broke her heart.Returning to her hometown, a renowned photographer encounters the man who broke her heart.

  • Director
    • Kristoffer Tabori
  • Writers
    • Michael Votel Jr.
    • Matt Marx
    • Jennifer Notas Shapiro
  • Stars
    • Jason Dohring
    • Bree Williamson
    • Caitlin Carmichael
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kristoffer Tabori
    • Writers
      • Michael Votel Jr.
      • Matt Marx
      • Jennifer Notas Shapiro
    • Stars
      • Jason Dohring
      • Bree Williamson
      • Caitlin Carmichael
    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Jason Dohring
    Jason Dohring
    • Luke Dwyer
    Bree Williamson
    Bree Williamson
    • April Littleton
    Caitlin Carmichael
    Caitlin Carmichael
    • Jess Dwyer
    Jesse D. Goins
    Jesse D. Goins
    • Stan
    Cassius M. Willis
    Cassius M. Willis
    • Mayor Frank Robbins
    • (as Cassius Willis)
    Ella Thomas
    Ella Thomas
    • Julia Robbins
    Cissy Wellman
    Cissy Wellman
    • Karen
    Corbin Bernsen
    Corbin Bernsen
    • Tyler
    Sam Boxleitner
    Sam Boxleitner
    • Al Beekman
    Marcus Coloma
    Marcus Coloma
    • Ben
    James J. Cox
    James J. Cox
    • Magazine Editor
    Frances Fisher
    Frances Fisher
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    • Director
      • Kristoffer Tabori
    • Writers
      • Michael Votel Jr.
      • Matt Marx
      • Jennifer Notas Shapiro
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    1RomComBuf

    Beware bait and switch

    IMDB tells you "Portrait of Love" is a rename of "Heart of the Matter", which is now available on Amazon through PixL, but beware, "Heart of the Matter" is a castrated hollow shell of "Portrait of Love".

    I cannot tell if the reviews here on IMDB are for "portrait" or "Heart". But "Portrait of Love" is worthy of every good thing said here. "Heart" is worth the trash can. "Heart of the Matter" is a lame, inferior, incomplete cut. A waste of time compared to "Portrait of Love". You want the original "Portrait of Love" or nothing.
    2red_n_blue

    Painful to watch

    The acting is horrible. So predictable and unrealistic.
    3garzamom

    Boring

    I watched this again, well part of it. The male lead character is written as such a pathetic clod, I just couldn't stand to watch it. Why any woman would be pining after him alludes me. The more he revealed, the less appealing he became. Don't waste your time thinking it will get better.
    8happyendings84

    Filled with emotion / Great acting and story

    These are the Hallmark movies I love. Some might say it's slow or boring, but I say these are the stories that you fall into and have time to develop the characters, the backstory and the relationships. The casting was perfect. Jason plays the broken, tortured character so well so this part was made for him. I always loved Bree from OLTL, she fit into her role very well. She's obviously very pretty, but she played it down. I love how she was the insecure, heart broken sad girl..that gets me very time. I loved all the supporting characters as well. Usually the "friend" doesn't get her own story, so I was very pleased we got to get to know her as well and see her life outside of supporting the main character. I believed all the relationships, mother/daughter, father/mother, grandmother/grandmother. The acting was good all around. 4 out of 5 stars. Taking off a star because I would have liked a conversation where they discuss why he let her go in high school. Overall, so well done. This is why I watch Hallmark films.
    8whyslop54

    Jason Dohring

    I will watch Jason Dohring in anything. I first saw him on Veronica Mars and then Moonlight, Ringer, and numerous other tv shows and movies. You can see the emotions revealed in his face. Sometimes his expressions can break my heart. I enjoyed this movie and would watch it again.

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    • Trivia
      Pictures on the bulletin board are of Jason with his wife Lauren and daughter Lily.
    • Connections
      Referenced in It's Christmastown: 032 - The Stars Hollow Man (2018)

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • PixL Movie Channel
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La esencia del corazón
    • Production companies
      • Domain Media Productions
      • Larry Levinson Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,600,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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