V.C. Andrews' Landry family : [4-movie series]
(DVD) 

Widescreen.

Raechelle Banno, Crystal Fox, Naomi Judd, Gil Bellows, Deborah Cox, Lauralee Bell, Sam Duke, Ty Wood.

Ruby: Ruby Landry is filled with hope as love blooms with her high school sweetheart Paul Tate. But lingering thoughts of her mysterious father and her mother's death often creep into Ruby's mind.

Pearl in the mist: Based on the second book, Pearl in the Mist finds Ruby still struggling to find true happiness, after a year of living at her father's lavish mansion. When Ruby and her twin Giselle are sent away to an exclusive all-girls boarding school, Ruby is hopeful for a new start with her sister. But when Ruby is once again shamed for her backwater upbringing, and her cruel Headmistress, Mrs. Ironwood, along with her stepmother and Giselle continues to plot against her, Ruby must endure torturous punishments and public humiliation. Ruby holds out hope and continues to dream of a better future until tragedy leaves her alone in a world of deceits.

All that glitters: The story picks up as Ruby is driven from the Dumas mansion and returns to her beloved childhood home in the bayou where she's intent on creating a new life for her baby daughter, Pearl. Ruby's high-school sweetheart Paul is there to support her again, and when he moves her into his impressive home, she has new hope for the future. However, Ruby can't escape the judging eyes of Paul's mother Gladys who knows Ruby and Paul's dark secret, and Giselle continues to torment Ruby when she reveals news about Beau, Pearl's real father and Ruby's true love. Ruby longs for another life, and the web of deceit continues when Giselle falls into a coma and Ruby is lured into a twisted plot to be with Beau.

Hidden jewel: Ruby is searching for a new life for her children, desperate to protect her beloved daughter from their family's dark secrets. Raised amidst the privileged of New Orleans, Pearl aspires to become a doctor, but when one of her twin brothers has a serious unfortunate accident, Pearl's dreams are threatened and Ruby runs once again to the bayou; and when the other brother becomes dangerously ill, Pearl must journey to the backwaters to find her mother and uncover the mysterious secrets of her past.

English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

DVD; widescreen (16x9, 1.78:1); Dolby digital 2.0.

English dialogue; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).