The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000)

A concert pianist marries a Wisconsin farmer. The struggles that comes with that.

Director:

Bradley Wigor

Writers:

Garrison Keillor (novel), Jenny Lind Nilsson (novel)

Stars:

Glenne Headly, Tom Irwin, Madeline Zima

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Glenne Headly	...	Ingrid Green
Tom Irwin	...	Norman Green
Madeline Zima	...	Rachel Green
Jane Powell	...	Delia Ferguson
Richard McMillan	...	Jim Sykes
Roger Dunn	...	Mayor Broadbent
Bradley Reid	...	Billy Peterson
Elizabeth Lennie	...	Angie Wyman
Tamara Hope	...	Carol Wyman
Lindsay Murrell	...	Valerie
Shadia Simmons	...	Jenny
Wendy Lyon	...	Mrs. Erickson
Marcello Meleca	...	Todd Gustafson
Gerard Boyd	...	Mr. Geckle
Tita Griffin	...	Mrs. Dortlund

Storyline

A concert pianist marries a Wisconsin farmer. The struggles that comes with that.

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Plot Keywords:

violinist | small town | pianist | outsider | orchestra | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kisvárosi zenekar

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, Helios Productions, Showtime Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Madeline Zima, who plays Rachel Green, is the sister of Yvonne Zima, who played Rachel Greene in "ER".

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Goofs

The narration puts the time as summer, and events put it prior to Labor Day, but in some shots the leaves have already turned.

User Reviews

the french version...

I watched this film in dubbed French and it was the first time I've been able to watch a dubbed-film all the way through. I loved the fact that the film moves quite slowly and I felt that it had a certain "Fried Green Tomatoes in the WhistleStop Cafe" (one of my favourite movies) feel about it. It certainly wasn't as gritty as FGTitWC but I was glued for the entire afternoon.

This is a really good movie if you are really hungover or tired and don't need particularly brain tormenting TV to watch. I would recommend it for a group of girls especially if they're already into classical music.