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Music of the Heart[Collector's] - DVD

SKU: 3877861 | Release Date: 4/25/2000

Rating: PG for Adult Situations, Adult Language

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Rating: PG for Adult Situations, Adult Language
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1999
Length: 124 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: General Dramas
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Synopsis

After devoting his career to such horror films as Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Last House on the Left, director Wes Craven makes a dramatic change of pace with this inspiring drama about a teacher who helps change the lives of her students. Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras (Meryl Streep) teaches at an elementary school in Harlem, where discipline is a higher priority than the lively arts. But Roberta believes that studying music will give the children a sense of purpose invaluable in later life. Despite indifference from the school administration and budget cuts that force her to seek outside funding (and even threaten her job), Roberta struggles to teach the violin to her students, instilling a love of classical music in kids who might otherwise never have heard Bach or Mozart, and leading to a student recital at Carnegie Hall. Angela Bassett, Cloris Leachman, and Aidan Quinn highlight the supporting cast, and virtuoso violinists Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, and Mark O'Connor appear as themselves. The Music of the Heart is based on a true story; the real Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras and her students can be seen in the documentary Small Wonders. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Version Details

Sound

Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel/stereo

Languages/Sound

Fre/Eng

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng

Additional Features

Commentary by director Wes Craven and producer Marianne Maddalena Deleted scenes with Wes Craven commenary Featurette Scoring Session: Behind the Scenes Behind the Scenes at Carnegie Hall: The Bach Double Concerto Music video: "Music of My Heart" performed by Gloria Estefan and 'NSYNC Making of the music video Background/ wisdom soundbites Scenes with deleted score Cast, crew and musical bios Theatrical trailer French language track Bonus disc: Small Wonders doucumentary film on with the movie was based 5.1 Surround Sound Widescreen [1.85:1] enhanced for 16x9 televisions

Series

Miramax Collector's Series

Chapters

Disc #1- Music of the Heart
0. Chapter Selection
1. Opening Credits/Moving On [4:38]
2. An Old Friend [4:38]
3. Not Just An Interview, A Performance! [:14]
4. Teaching More Than Music [:14]
5. Becoming Closer? [2:34]
6. Lessons In Life [:29]
7. "I Can't Stand Strong" [:30]
8. Roberta Meets Isabel [:30]
9. The Realities Of The Inner City [4:24]
10. The Birthday Story [2:47]
11. New Additions [4:23]
12. A Temporary Change In Attitude [4:35]
13. A Merry Christmas After All [4:23]
14. Agitated With Mom [1:19]
15. "Practice Makes Perfect" [2:32]
16. Construction Woes [3:24]
17. Nick Is Troubled [2:19]
18. Hoping For A Future With Brian [2:42]
19. Nick Breaks Down [1:45]
20. "You're Fired!" [2:37]
21. The Concert [1:25]
22. Ten Years Later [1:20]
23. Teaching A Perfectionist [:57]
24. The Lottery [2:55]
25. Arnold Steinhardt's Wife [3:26]
26. New Classes, New Problems [2:42]
27. Coping With The Loss Of A Classmate [2:14]
28. Getting Mom A Date [:07]
29. The Big Date [:07]
30. "It's True? You're Firing Me?" [:27]
31. The Final Concert? [:27]
32. fiddlefest Is Born [1:30]
33. String Training [2:11]
34. No Concert Hall [1:16]
35. The Violin Is Part Of You [1:13]
36. Not Just Any Concert Hall [2:36]
37. Carnegie Hall [:17]
38. Getting Ready [:17]
39. Fiddlefest [:57]
40. Teaching Again [3:51]
41. Epilogue And End Credits [2:47]
Disc #2- Small Wonders Documentary
0. Chapter Selection
1. Opening Credits [4:29]
2. The Violin Lottery [8:55]
3. The Lucky Winners [3:51]
4. The Beginners [14:18]
5. National Anthem For The Knicks [12:06]
6. Guest Instructor Isaac Stern [2:51]
7. School Performance [8:21]
8. Playing Carnegie Hall [19:24]
9. Closing Credits [3:10]

Cast

Angela Bassett - Janet Williams
Cloris Leachman - Assunta Guaspari
Itzhak Perlman - himself
Josh Pais - Dennis
Aidan Quinn - Brian Sinclair
Jay O. Sanders - Dan
Michael Angarano - Nick (7)
Henry Dinhofer - Lexi (5)
Diane Monroe - herself
Arnold Steinhardt - himself
Mark O'Connor - himself
Charles Veal Jr. - himself
Karen Briggs - herself
Sandra Park - herself
Jonathan Feldman - himself
Kieran Culkin - Lexi (15)
Gloria Estefan - Isabel Vasquez
Meryl Streep - Roberta Tsavaras
Isaac Stern - himself
Michael Tree - himself
Jane Leeves
Charlie Hofheimer - Nick (17)
Mark O'Connor - Himself

Crew

Art Director: Beth Kuhn
Producer: Marianne Maddalena
Costume Designer: Susan Lyall
Producer: Alan Miller
Sound/Sound Designer: Todd Toon
Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein ,Harvey Weinstein
Songwriter: Diane Warren
Sound/Sound Designer: Michael Barosky
Editor: Patrick Lussier
Production Designer: Bruce Miller
Producer: Stuart M. Besser
Cinematographer: Peter Deming
Set Decorator: George De Titta, Jr.
Composer (Music Score): Mason K. Daring
Director: Wes Craven
Executive Producer: Sandy Gallin
Screenwriter: Pamela Gray
Producer: Susan Kaplan ,Walter Scheuer ,Allan Miller

Music of the Heart: AMG Review
Laura Abraham , AMG

Wes Craven has brought audiences some wonderfully creepy slasher films throughout the years, including the Nightmare on Elm Street series and the Scream series. Who would have guessed this same man could pull off a sentimental, true-life story of a woman who magically transforms a non-existent music program into one that performs at Carnegie Hall? Without all the trappings of a traditional, sappy Hollywood film, Craven shows us real people fighting for a real, everyday cause: education. Meryl Streep has engaged audiences in her roles in such classic films such as Silkwood and Manhattan, and in this one, she shines just as she always has. Streep brings the perfect blend of sophistication and realness to the role of Roberta. Music may be too sappy for hardcore Wes Craven fans; however, this is a good solid film with a great message. ~ Laura Abraham, All Movie Guide

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