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Songcatcher (2000)
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Maggie Greenwald (written by)
Release Date:
1 March 2001 (Australia)
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After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist...
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Lovely homage to Applachian song, plus great character work
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Janet McTeer | ... | Professor Lily Penleric, PhD |
 | Michael Davis | ... | Dean Arthur Pembroke |
| Michael Goodwin | ... | Professor Wallace Aldrich, PhD |
| Greg Russell Cook | ... | Fate Honeycutt |
| Jane Adams | ... | Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric |
| E. Katherine Kerr | ... | Harriet Tolliver |
 | Emmy Rossum | ... | Deladis Slocumb |
 | Pat Carroll | ... | Viney Butler |
| Stephanie Roth Haberle | ... | Alice Kincaid |
 | Aidan Quinn | ... | Tom Bledsoe |
| Bart Hansard | ... | Hilliard |
| Erin Blake Clanton | ... | Polly |
 | David Patrick Kelly | ... | Earl Giddens |
| Kristin Hall | ... | Isabel |
 | Michael Harding | ... | Reese Kincaid |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content and an intense scene of childbirth.
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Anachronisms: Kudzu is shown growing in the forest. Kudzu was introduced into Appalachia in the 1930s from Japan to slow erosion. Kudzu would not have been present during the period this movie covers.See more »
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Just saw this tonight as part of the Spirit Awards showings. A nice surprise, since I spend long hours listening to Alan Lomax's field recordings of mountaineers singing old ballads when I was at Bard College - and later parlayed that experience into a radio job, hosting a traditional music show.
That aspect alone should make anyone loves this music run to see the show. It's reproduced with great authority, and a lot of chestnuts which haven't been heard in Pop culture since Joan Baez are played much as they must have been when first heard: "Matty Groves", "Barbry Allen", "I Wish I Was Single Again", etc. The castng overall is superb - Janet McTeer is a unique and believable presence; Pat Carroll delightful as a mountain matriarch; Aiden Quinn his charming, virile self.
The plot is acceptable, if not 100% believable - several of the (discreet) sexual situations peppered throughout seem much colored by modern attitudes. Especially the reckless bit of carelessness which leads to one of the key catastrophes in the film. And these backwoods people are just a LITTLE too understanding on the issue involved.
On the other hand, several obvious threads veer into surprising directions - the ending being one of them. And the glimpse of Appalachian life will be a revelation to many.
Not to mention the music. Lots and lots of wonderful music. Including Emmy Lou Harris' (NOT Dolly Parton's) closing number over the credits.
Jim Chevallier North Hollywood, CA