Music of the Heart (1999)

Directed by

Wes Craven

Genre

drama film, independent film, biographical film, musical film, white savior film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 229 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A music teacher in Harlem fights to keep her violin program alive in public schools. She inspires her students and faces budget cuts with determination.

heartwarminginspiringupliftingemotionalearnestdeterminedhopeful

What happens

Music of the Heart is a 1999 American biographical musical drama film directed by Wes Craven and written by Pamela Gray, based on the 1995 documentary Small Wonders. A dramatization of the true story of Roberta Guaspari, portrayed by Meryl Streep, who co-founded the Opus 118 Harlem School of Music and fought for music education funding in New York City public schools, the film also stars Aidan Quinn, Angela Bassett, Gloria Estefan in her film debut, Jane Leeves, Kieran Culkin and Jay O. Sanders. It was Craven's sole mainstream cinematic film not in the horror or thriller genre, and also his only film to receive Oscar nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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