Hear My Song (1991)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Writers:

Peter Chelsom (screenplay)
Peter Chelsom (story)

Release Date:

February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

There's definitely magic in the air

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Water Well | Telephone Booth | Pieces | Black Eye | Expatriate

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Brian Flanagan	...	Young Micky O'Neill
Constance Cowley	...	Nurse
Marie Mullen	...	Micky's Mum
Phil Kelly	...	Ronnie Lavelle
Jean Blanchflower	...	Ronnie's Mum
Adrian Dunbar	...	Micky O'Neill
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Nancy Doyle
John Dair	...	Derek
Stephen Marcus	...	Gordon
John Neville Rufus Altman	...	Oscar Harrison
Joe Cuddy	...	Franc Cinatra
Britta Smith	...	Kitty Ryan
Gladys Sheehan	...	Grandma Ryan
Gina Moxley	...	Brenda Ryan
Rúaidhrí Conroy	...	Grandson Ryan

Runtime:

Canada:113 min | Ireland:113 min | Spain:105 min | USA:104 min | Argentina:113 min

Country:

Ireland | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Germany:6 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland

Company:

British Screen Productions

Trivia:

Although the movie is fictional, the real Josef Locke was for a time a tax exile from the United Kingdom. He later settled his differences with the Inland Revenue and was able to return to England.

Quotes:

Nancy: Mickey I love you, I love you Mickey.
Micky O'Neill: Vice Versa Love.

A charming Irish fantasy based on the actual life of a great singer.

I was charmed by more than the fact that I couldn't take my eyes off Tara Fitzgerald. A lovely whimsical plot, painting a picture of Irish fantasy, fairies and all, over the true life background of a great singer. And a beautiful soundtrack featuring original Locke recordings reminds us of just how moving a pure tenor voice can be. Who on earth needs techno and rap?

None of the other correspondents has yet picked up on the fact that Josef Locke (born Joseph McLaughlin 1917, died 1999) was alongside John McCormack as one of the two great Irish tenors (one correspondent has even written that he was a baritone -were you actually listening??) of the 20th century, and that he retired to rural life in Co Kildare in 1958 after the British Inland Revenue began to pursue him for large but disputed amounts of tax. That much is established fact, but this story of his comeback performance and the events surrounding it is indeed fantasy, with a happy feelgood ending. But what's so wrong with that? I like to be entertained, and unlike your more dismal correspondents I don't need to be intellectually challenged to thoroughly enjoy a movie. Nine out of ten, and I thought seriously about giving it ten as a gesture of eternal devotion to the stunningly beautiful Tara.