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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Pamela Gray (written by)
Release Date:
29 October 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.
Plot:
Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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9 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
Their Best Role: Meryl Streep
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an inspirational film that will touch everyone
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Meryl Streep | ... | Roberta Guaspari | |
| Cloris Leachman | ... | Assunta Guaspari | |
| Henry Dinhofer | ... | Lexi at 5 | |
| Michael Angarano | ... | Nick at 7 | |
| Robert Ari | ... | Supervisor | |
| Aidan Quinn | ... | Brian Turner | |
| Teddy Coluca | ... | Taxi Driver | |
| Angela Bassett | ... | Principal Janet Williams | |
| Josh Pais | ... | Dennis Rausch | |
| Barbara Gonzalez | ... | Janet's Secretary | |
| Jade Yorker | ... | DeSean at 11 | |
| Victoria Gómez | ... | Lucy at 10 (as Victoria Gomez) | |
| Justin Pierre Edmund | ... | Bongo Kid | |
| Justin 'DJ' Spaulding | ... | Naeem Adisa at 9 (as Justin Spaulding) | |
| Zoe Sternbach-Taubman | ... | Guadalupe at 9 |
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Also Known As:
50 Violins (USA) (working title)
Fiddlefest (USA) (working title)
Music of My Heart (USA) (working title)
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Fiddlefest (USA) (working title)
Music of My Heart (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG for brief mild language and sensuality.
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124 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Malaysia:U |
Taiwan:GP |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Chile:TE |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Hong Kong:I |
Netherlands:AL |
Peru:PT |
Portugal:M/6 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:All |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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Director Wes Craven's first non-horror/thriller film.
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Continuity: When Roberta speaks with Brian in her bedroom, she has curlers in her hair. In the next shot, they are gone.
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Quotes:
Roberta Guaspari:
This beautiful concert that you've just heard could be the very last concert for the East Harlem Violin Program. The board of education and the district attorney think that music isn't important. But they are wrong! And they're gonna get a *big* fight!
[thunderous applause]
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[thunderous applause]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Directors: The Films of Wes Craven (#1.4)" (1999)
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Soundtrack:
Con Sandunga
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"Music Of The Heart" is an awe-inspiring film that contains outstanding performances from every single actor and actress in the film. From Meryl Streep to Angela Bassett and Aidan Quinn to Gloria Estefan as well as the extras, the actors made "Music Of The Heart" a wonderful film.
Meryl Streep is exceptional in the role of the true life violin teacher who deserves most of the credit for this superbly performed film. The way that Along with Angela Bassett, Gloria Estefan and Aidan Quinn, "Music Of The Heart" is a success.
I particularly enjoyed the scene in which her former students came into the classroom to inspire her current students to doing their best in their concert. However, the best part of the whole film was at Carnegie Hall when the children performed in front of their parents and alongside world renownd violinists such as Itzhak Perlman.
Finally, Hollywood has recognized an excellent true story and brought it to the silver screen. I cannot begin to tell everyone what a movie this was to watch. I can't begin to tell everyone that the performances brought out every positive emotion.
Along the same lines as "Mr Holland's Opus," "Music Of The Heart" follows the life of violin teacher, Roberta Gaspiaurdi from the inception of the music program she created.
"Music Of The Heart" is a film that touched my heart and inspired me into really looking inside myself and want to do charity for others. I highly recommend this movie to everyone because it will move, touch, and inspire.