Hilary and Jackie (1998)

Director:

Anand Tucker

Writers:

Hilary du Pré (book) and
Piers du Pré (book) ...
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Release Date:

15 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music

Tagline:

The true story of two sisters who shared a passion, a madness and a man.

Plot:

The tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

Plot Keywords:

Concert | Career | Sister Sister Relationship | Female Protagonist | Judaism

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Emily Watson	...	Jackie Du Pré
Rachel Griffiths	...	Hilary Du Pré
James Frain	...	Daniel Barenboin
David Morrissey	...	Kiffer Finzi
Charles Dance	...	Derek Du Pré
Celia Imrie	...	Iris Du Pré
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	Piers Du Pré
Bill Paterson	...	Cello Teacher
Auriol Evans	...	Young Jackie
Keylee Jade Flanders	...	Young Hilary (as Keeley Flanders)
Grace Chatto	...	Teena
Nyree Dawn Porter	...	Dame Margot Fonteyn
Maggie McCarthy	...	Margaret
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Professor Bentley
Anthony Smee	...	BBC Nabob
Delia Lindsay	...	Tweedy Woman (as Delia Lindsey)
Linda Spurrier	...	Twinset
Nick Haverson	...	Photographer
Kika Mirylees	...	Patron
Robert Rietty	...	Italian Flunky
Tamsin Pike	...	Harpsichord Player
David Shimwell	...	Man In Suit
Peter Czajowski	...	German Admirer (as Peter Czajkowski)
Stella Maris	...	Spanish Admirer
Carla Mendonça	...	Spanish Maid (as Carla Medonca)
Pal Banda	...	Maestro
Anna Barkan	...	Acolyte
Steven Atholl	...	Bookish Man
Heather Weeks	...	Guest
Ralph De Souza	...	Violinist
Andrea Chaialton	...	Dressmaker
Jon Rumney	...	Rabbi
Kate Hetherington	...	Middle Jackie
Ariana Daykin	...	Middle Hilary
Oliver Lee	...	Baby Piers
Hayley James-Gannon	...	Hilary's Child
Melissa James-Gannon	...	Hilary's Child
George Kennaway	...	German Concert Conductor
John Gough	...	Wigmore Accompanist
Brian Perkins	...	Radio Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Fish	...	T.V. Weatherman (uncredited)
Paul Rushworth	...	Audience Member 1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Anand Tucker

Writing credits
Hilary du Pré		(book "A Genius in the Family") and
Piers du Pré		(book "A Genius in the Family")
Frank Cottrell Boyce		(screenplay)

Produced by
Guy East	....	executive producer
Ruth Jackson	....	executive producer
Nicolas Kent	....	producer
Andy Paterson	....	producer
Nigel Sinclair	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Barrington Pheloung

Cinematography by
David Johnson

Film Editing by
Martin Walsh

Casting by
Simone Ireland
Vanessa Pereira

Production Design by
Alice Normington

Art Direction by
Charmian Adams

Set Decoration by
Trisha Edwards

Costume Design by
Sandy Powell

Makeup Department
Jane Body	....	assistant hair stylist
Lois Burwell	....	chief makeup artist
Mark English	....	assistant hair stylist
Eithne Fennel	....	assistant hair stylist (as Ethnie Fennell)
Kay Georgiou	....	assistant hair stylist (as Kay Geogiou)
Richard Glass	....	contact lens optician
Hilary Haines	....	hair stylist
Catherine Heys	....	assistant makeup artist
Pauline Heys	....	makeup artist
Jill Hornby	....	assistant hair stylist
Jan Jamison	....	assistant hair stylist (as Jan Jameson)
Amanda Knight	....	assistant makeup artist
Clare Le Vesconte	....	assistant makeup artist (as Claire Le Vesconte)
Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore	....	contact lens technician
Lisa Tomblin	....	chief hair stylist
Rose Warder	....	assistant hair stylist
Julia Wilson	....	assistant hair stylist
Julia Wilson	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Guy Tannahill	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Booth	....	third assistant director
Jason Byrne	....	co-third assistant director
Geoff Dibben	....	co-second assistant director
Guy Heeley	....	second assistant director
Rupert Ryle-Hodges	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Barry Arnold	....	stand-by props
Norman Baker	....	machinist
John Bastin	....	carpenter
Lee Betis	....	painter (as Lee Betts)
Robert Betts	....	painter
David Brooks	....	joiner
Gerard Brown	....	painter
Lee Bryant	....	props
Antonio Caccavale	....	scenic artist
Barry Cahill	....	stand-by painter
Kevin Campbell	....	painter
Roy Chapman	....	dressing props
Alan Chesters	....	construction manager
Leigh Chesters	....	carpenter
Mat Collingwood	....	painter (as Matt Collingwood)
Ciaran Donnelly	....	chargehand carpenter
Martin Duffy	....	carpenter
Damon Earnshaw	....	assistant art director
Derek Ede	....	stagehand
Brian Eke	....	carpenter
Barry Gibbs	....	property master
Michael Gleeson	....	dressing props
Michael Gunner	....	chargehand carpenter
Michael Gunner	....	supervising painter
Anya Hawe	....	art department runner
Joe Hawthorne	....	carpenter (as Jo Hawthorne)
Brian Humphrey	....	dressing props (as Brian Humphreys)
Ronnie Jackson	....	carpenter
David Ned Kelly	....	chargehand carpenter (as David Kelly)
Ron King	....	scenic artist
Robert Loftus	....	joiner
Roy Martin	....	painter
Gary McCarthy	....	craft apprentice painter: FT2
David Mears	....	painter (as Dave Mears)
Anthony Morris	....	carpenter
Anthony Morris	....	joiner
Colin Mutch	....	stand-by props
Darryl Paterson	....	chargehand dresser
Darryl Paterson	....	props storeman
Reg Patterson	....	carpenter (as Reg Paterson)
Reg Patterson	....	joiner (as Reg Paterson)
Michael Poole	....	stagehand
Simon Robilliard	....	stand-by carpenter
Shirley Robinson	....	buyer
Andy Sandbach	....	plasterer
Ben Smith	....	art department assistant
Matthew Start	....	painter
Brian Todd	....	plasterer
Kevin Walker	....	graphic designer
John Watts	....	scenic artist
Michael Webb	....	stagehand
Terry Woods	....	props
David Woodward	....	plasterer

Sound Department
John Casali	....	boom operator
David Crozier	....	production sound mixer
Graham Daniel	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Feltham	....	dialogue editor
Stan Fiferman	....	foley artist
Pam Finch	....	foley artist
Arthur Graley	....	assistant sound editor
Nigel Heath	....	sound designer
John Lewis	....	playback operator
Ray Merrin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lionel Selwyn	....	foley artist
Julian Slater	....	sound designer
Kevin Taylor	....	adr mixer
Kevin Taylor	....	foley mixer

Special Effects by
Steve Breheney	....	special effects technician (as Steve Breheny)
Evan Green-Hughes	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Marilyn Anderson	....	head technical assistant: Mill Film
Jeanette Brill	....	visual effects associate producer: Mill Film (as Jeanette Volturno)
Tim Caplan	....	film recording technician: Mill Film
Mike Connolly	....	compositor: Mill Film
Andrew Garnet-Lawson	....	digital matte paintings (as Andrew Garnett-Lawson)
John Hardwick	....	compositor: Mill Film
Charley Henley	....	technical assistant
Karl Mooney	....	digital effects supervisor: Mill Film
Leigh Raby	....	technical assistant: Mill Film
Andrea Scholer	....	compositor: Mill Film (as Andrea Sholer)
John Seymour	....	visual effects editor: Mill Film
Dominic Sidoli	....	visual effects accounts assistant: mill film
Gabriel White	....	technical assistant: Mill Film
Craig Chandler	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby	....	still photographer
Tim Battersby	....	clapper loader
David Bryant	....	focus puller: second camera (as Dave Bryant)
Matthew Butler	....	electrician
James Byrne	....	rigger
John Byrne	....	rigger
Neil Carr	....	electrical rigger
Gary Chaste	....	electrician
Peter Chester	....	best boy electric
Robert Clark	....	supervising electrical rigger
Graham Cussell	....	electrician
John Field	....	rigger
Graham Hall	....	focus puller: second camera
John Hawes	....	crane operator: giraffe crane (as John Hawe)
Clive Johnson	....	generator operator
John Jordan	....	focus puller
Bill Kaye	....	additional still photographer
Geoff Latham	....	electrician
Tom Lowen	....	stand-by rigger (as Tommy Lowen)
Eddie McCarthy	....	electrician
Terry Moore	....	electrician
David Morgan	....	focus puller: second camera (as Dave Morgan)
Stephen Morley	....	additional still photographer
Garry Owen	....	electrician
Kenny Pitts	....	electrician
John Robertson	....	rigger
Nick Schlesinger	....	camera operator
Howard Smith	....	Steadicam operator (as Howard J. Smith)
Colin Strachan	....	grip
Geoffrey Thomas	....	camera trainee
Aaron Walters	....	electrician
Gavin Walters	....	gaffer
Simon Werry	....	aerial camera operator

Casting Department
Kate Bulpitt	....	assistant to casting directors
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Adam O'Brien	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Brady	....	wardrobe assistant
Anthony Brookman	....	wardrobe assistant
Dan Grace	....	additional wardrobe (as Daniel Grace)
Lester Mills	....	additional wardrobe
Jenny Nelson	....	additional wardrobe
Sophie Norinder	....	wardrobe assistant (as Sophie Norrinder)
Hester Peden	....	additional wardrobe
Carla Pope	....	assistant costume designer
John Scott	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jackie Thomas	....	additional wardrobe
Allison Wyldeck	....	additional wardrobe (as Alison Wyldeck)

Editorial Department
Dan Gane	....	assistant editor
Andrea Isaac	....	second assistant editor
Steve Maguire	....	second assistant editor (as Stephen Maguire)
Martyn Robinson	....	first assistant editor
Mike Stainer	....	color timer
Tamara Syer	....	post-production coordinator
Sylvia Wheeler	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Daniel Barenboim	....	conductor: recording of Jacqueline du Pré
Brian Carlile	....	music fixer: Liverpool
Jonathan Carney	....	orchestra leader: The Philharmonia
Caroline Dale	....	musician: cello solo
Jacqueline du Pré	....	musician: cello, recordings
Anthony Fabian	....	music coordinator
Matthias Gohl	....	soundtrack producer
Robert Hathaway	....	music editor (as Bob Hathaway)
David Heath	....	musician: flute
Sally Heath	....	musician: piano
Joel Iwataki	....	music mixer
Joel Iwataki	....	music recordist
Jan Kaznowski	....	musician: Bedfordshire Chamber Music
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	orchestra
Heather Lovejoy	....	music assistant
Neil McLaren	....	coach: Flute
Stephen Mercurio	....	conductor: The Philharmonia
Duncan Paveling	....	music assistant
Barrington Pheloung	....	conductor
Barrington Pheloung	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Rees	....	orchestra leader: Metropolitan Orchestra
Alison Riach	....	music coordinator: Sony Classical
Mike Ross-Trevor	....	music mixer
Mike Ross-Trevor	....	music recordist
Matthew Slater	....	music preparation
Matthew Slater	....	music researcher
Stephen Threlfall	....	musician: Chetham's School of Music

Transportation Department
Terry Bleasdale	....	unit driver
Brian Brookner	....	unit driver
Keith Campbell	....	driver: minibus
Jimmy Carruthers	....	driver: minibus
Dean Macey	....	driver: on-set locations
Ian Maskell	....	driver: on-set locations
Hughie McCouglin	....	driver: on-set locations
Clive Randall	....	driver: on-set locations (as Clive Randell)
Tony Redman	....	unit driver
Jim Stephens	....	unit driver
Ben Thomas	....	driver: minibus
Paul Thompson	....	driver: on-set locations
Andrew Thorn	....	driver: on-set locations
Ron Tierney	....	unit driver
Ricky Titcombe	....	driver: on-set locations (as Ricky Titcom)
Dale Wilson	....	driver: on-set locations

Other crew
Colette Appleby	....	stand-in (as Collette Appleby)
Robert Bailey	....	cello coach
Frank Bloom	....	production legal services
Andy Brown	....	managing director: Metropolitan Orchestra
Jo Charlesworth	....	assistant: Mr. Tucker
Stephen Cheers	....	assistant location manager: Liverpool
Stephanie Collins	....	contact: London
Natasha Coombs	....	trainee script supervisor: FT2
Simon Cox	....	second playback operator
Caroline Dale	....	cello coach
Paul Davis	....	representative: Intermedia Films
Patsy de Lord	....	production coordinator
Diana Dill	....	script supervisor
Nick Drake	....	script consultant
Neil Duffin	....	stand-in
Timothy Easthill	....	assistant accountant
Will Evans	....	representative: Intermedia Films
Candice Fonseca	....	assistant coordinator
Keith Foston	....	production office runner: London
Louise Fudge	....	stand-in
Kathy Goodman	....	representative: Intermedia Films
Paul Grant	....	assistant location manager: Liverpool
Linda Gregory	....	production accountant
Marriott Harrison	....	production legal services
Tim Haslam	....	representative: Intermedia Films
Steven Higgins	....	conducting coach
Robin Higgs	....	assistant location scout: London
Andy Holt	....	location scout
Phil Hounam	....	assistant location manager: London
Andrew Jack	....	dialect coach
Laura Jellicoe	....	stand-by flute advisor
Carrie Johnson	....	unit nurse
Patricia Johnson	....	unit publicist
Ian Jones	....	piano coach
Beth Knight	....	stand-in
Sue Lefton	....	movement coach
Carol Little	....	flute teacher
David Oliver	....	stand-in
David Pinnington	....	location manager
Joy Pollard	....	chaperone
Jacqui Rafferty	....	production office runner: Liverpool
Tamara Syer	....	assistant: Mr. Paterson
Karen Wagg	....	accounting assistant

Thanks
David Askin	....	thanks
Mark Bentley	....	very special thanks
Helen Bingham	....	thanks: Liverpool Film Office
Christine Colvin	....	thanks
Kiffer Finzi	....	thanks
Andrew Hildebrand	....	thanks
Michael Jackson	....	thanks
Sharon Maguire	....	thanks
Cameron McCracken	....	thanks
Kevin O'Shea	....	thanks
Nigel Palmer	....	thanks
Simon Perry	....	thanks
Allon Reich	....	thanks
David Thompson	....	thanks
Paul Webster	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Arts Council of England
• British Screen Productions
• Channel Four Films
• Intermedia Films
• The Oxford Film Company

Distributors

• October Films (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (1999) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Channel Four Films (1999) (UK) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Lider Films (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• PolyGram (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Manga Films (1999) (Spain) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (1999) (Finland) (all media)
• PolyGram Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• PolyGram Video (1999) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• Herald Film Company (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2002) (Finland) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL4)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sherlock Media S.L. (Spain)

Special Effects

• Emergency House Special Effects (uncredited)
• Mill Films (I) (special visual effects)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance services
• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• Angels & Bermans  costumes supplied by
• BBC Worldwide  Michael Fish TV report supplied by
• Banque Internationale A Luxembourg S.A., London Branch  production financing
• Bedfordshire Chamber Music  on-stage orchestra
• Berliner Bank  production financing
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)  developed in association with
• Chetham's School of Music  on-stage orchestra
• Edit Hire (New Technology)  avid editing equipment
• English Northern Philharmonia Orchestra  on-stage orchestra
• European Script Fund, The  developed with the support of
• Freelance Orchestral Section, British Musicians Union  on-stage orchestra
• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• Halle Philharmonic Orchestra  on-stage orchestra
• International Film Guarantors  completion bond
• Lee Lighting  lighting equipment
• Liverpool Film Office  thanks
• Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra  on-stage orchestra
• London & New York Wig Company  wigs
• London Metropolitan Orchestra and Chamber Choir  orchestra
• Marriott Harrison  production legal services
• McDonald and Rutter  publicity: UK
• Mr. Youngs  projection
• Multiple Sclerosis Society  thanks
• On Set Location Services  transportation
• Panavision Grips  grip equipment
• Philharmonia Orchestra, The  orchestra
• Royal Academy of Music  thanks
• Samueleons, London  camera equipment provided by
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Set Meals  catering: London
• Set Menu  catering: Liverpool
• Shepperton Sound  sound re-recording
• Sony Classical  soundtrack
• Whitefield Street studios Cts Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• Wigmore Hall  thanks

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:R (certificate #36170) | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Abbercrombe Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company:

Arts Council of England

Trivia:

The film has never been released in France to avoid any litigation from the real life Daniel Barenboim.

Goofs:

Continuity: When a Japanese newspaper is shown publicizing Jackie's performance, the headline above the photo actually reported that the Japanese budget had been approved by parliament.

Quotes:

Hilary:If you think being an ordinary person is any easier than being an extraordinary one, you're wrong.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV)

Musical genius, destroyed by multiple sclerosis

I've read the 54 reviews here, and agree with most, both positive and negative, but I have a different perspective. Of all instruments, cello speaks to me most deeply. I do not play, I sing (deep bass, centered below the bottom of the bass staff, presently studying music in college after retirement), but still the cello resonates within my soul. I grieve that I never got the chance to see Jacqueline in her prime. But more so, that MS brought her down and killed her.

My wife has MS, is about 2/3 the way through the course of the disease. Its pace for her is much slower than the 20 years it took to kill Jackie. Slower, but just as bitterly relentless. The devastation of the disease is portrayed effectively in the film even though it is compressed in the telling. Some critics challenged the portrayal of incontinence, of tremors, of puzzling mental behavior. Those portrayals were quite accurate and the challenges unwarranted.

The one portrayal I would challenge is the final scene of Jackie being fed reclining. As I understand it, at least from current writings on the subject, the manner in which that was done would guarantee (aspiration) pneumonia and death because of the damage MS does to the swallowing reflex which uses the vocal cords to keep contaminants out of the lungs. I hope that portrayal was inaccurate. Other than this one glitch, I've found the movie haunting, invading my thoughts at quiet times and while drifting in and out of sleep. Sorry critics, I give it a 10, for the ballet of bond and competition between the sisters, for the portrayal of the musical genius of both of them, for the tragedy wrought by MS, for the powerful telling of the tale.....