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Music of the Heart
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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   5,279 votes
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Director:
Wes Craven
Writer (WGA):
Pamela Gray (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
29 October 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Music more
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
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
Meryl Streep does it again! more (113 total)

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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
50 Violins (USA) (working title)
Fiddlefest (USA) (working title)
Music of My Heart (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for brief mild language and sensuality.
Runtime:
124 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Wes Craven said he would only direct Scream 3 (2000) if he could also direct this movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the end of Roberta's first week of teaching, Brian visits her apartment to celebrate. When he enters the room, Roberta has just finished putting three large curlers in her hair on the left side. They disappear after the two of them kiss. more
Quotes:
Assunta Guaspari: I was the only one in the coffee shop not speaking Spanish. Boys, lunch!
[loud bang]
Assunta Guaspari: Oh! Gunshots!
Roberta Guaspari: That's a truck backfire, Mom.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Marci X (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Music of My Heart more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Meryl Streep does it again!, 30 December 1999
Author: Monika-5 from United States

I liked this movie very much, it reminded me of one of my very favorite movies, Mr. Holland's Opus. Meryl Streep is excellent, again, as is Aidan Quinn and the actors playing her sons. Too bad Angela Bassett and Gloria Estefan didn't have more to do in the movie. I enjoyed the story very much and I would not be surprised to see Ms. Streep rack up another Oscar nomination.

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