As a musician I am disgusted that a plot like this should get through and make it to the screen! A music student graduating from a London conservatory would have to give a solo recital on the violin, not just sit in with the seconds in an orchestra! But when her boyfriend bursts in with 75 copies of a song (terrible in fact) that she has written and hands it out to the orchestra! (This was a Photostat of the melody only) What on earth do they think orchestras play! All the same notes?s It would take a professional arranger probably about seven day to arrange a song like this for full orchestra and chorus! And suddenly there is a drum kit in the orchestra! And the choir standing up with copies they are reading from in harmony! And the song is still atrocious!
These days we have seen many remarkable films about musicians and in many cases the actors themselves have made a pretty good attempt at playing the instrument, most notable Holly Hunter in "The Piano". The worst moment was the violin lesson when a pupil who played disastrously is in real Hollywood tradition given a pep talk and once more we are made to believe that all it takes is "believing in yourself"-In fact it takes a great deal of talent-dedication-and hard work! Which is precisely what is missing from whoever made the mistake of directing this movie.
These days we have seen many remarkable films about musicians and in many cases the actors themselves have made a pretty good attempt at playing the instrument, most notable Holly Hunter in "The Piano". The worst moment was the violin lesson when a pupil who played disastrously is in real Hollywood tradition given a pep talk and once more we are made to believe that all it takes is "believing in yourself"-In fact it takes a great deal of talent-dedication-and hard work! Which is precisely what is missing from whoever made the mistake of directing this movie.