Music of the Heart | Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett | A teacher gives the system a fight it'll...

Music of the Heart | Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett | Music of the Heart...Excellent

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Music of the Heart

	Music of the Heart Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett Miramax/ Walt Disney Home Video, 2000 average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A teacher gives the system a fight it'll never forget.......

Meryl Streep gives an amazing performance as the divorced and emotionally distraught Roberta Guispari-Tzvaras. The scenes in this movie are extremely emotional and thought provoking. The characters and situations in this movie are very real. This movie tells the tale of a newly divorced mother named Roberta (Streep) who is struggling to get her life back in order. Soon after meeting an old friend she has been given the opportunity to teach violin class at an elementary school in East Harlem, New York. While her teaching at first is a real struggle but in the end she turns these young children into amazing violinists and teaches them that the best way to succeed at something is work hard, be persistent and do it from your heart. There are great supporting performances by Angela Basset as the school principal, Aidan Quinn as Roberta's boyfriend, Cloris Leachman as Roberta's mother and Gloria Estefan as one of the teachers. The violin instrumentation by the children are amazing and absolutely breathtaking. There are even some great cameos by some of the greatest violinists ever such as Arnold Steinhardt, Itzhak Perlman, and many more. Meryl is the one who steals the show, her acting is both very emotional and believable and you can't help but cry along with her in some of the scenes in this movie. Music of the Heart is definitely a movie from the heart and tells the tale of a woman whose talent and drive were unstoppable and her love of music and how she gave the teachers and the school system a fight it would never forget.

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Music of the Heart...Excellent

Giving Gloria Estefan her first film role, Meryl Streep an Oscar Nomination, and having Wes Craven as the director, "Music of the Heart," makes an impact on everyone's heart. The story line is based on a documentary entitiled something like "Small Wonders" or something like that. It is included as a bonus disc on DVD as well as the theme song's video and so much more! I strongly recommend getting this title on DVD!

***And if you are intreasted, also get the soundtrack!***

Music of the Heart

This is a special favorite of mine. I loved the music and admire the courage needed for a single mother to get her life together and to help children learn the pleasure and value of playing the violin. I have seen the movie twice and sent the video as a Christmas gift to my daughter and son-in-law.

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a star is born

meryll streep and gloria estafan shine in this moviethat tells a true story about friendship and its meaning it is a must to see

Streep's Show

The great Meryl Streep stars in this true story of Roberta Gaspari, a woman who teaches violin music classes in East Harlem. It begins with how she got her start as a substitute, even bringing in her own violins, trying to build a program despite the skepticism of her colleagues and some parents. It follows through her story up to their climatic concert to try and save the program when budget cutbacks leave it by the wayside. The less interesting parts deal with the teacher's private life and both of her boyfriends. Streep is her usual terrific self, with a very real, honest, and detailed performance. The supporting cast of Angela Bassett, Aidan Quinn, Gloria Estefan, Jane Leeves, and Cloris Leachman is fine, although none of them is given much time to really shine. It's all Streep's show. The focus of the film needs to be sharper, spending more time on the school and students, and less time on her private life. The audience does get to know a few of her students, and that helps to involve the audience more in the film. It is the students that make the emotional core of this film as strong as it is, so that at the end, you can't help but cheer for the kids on the stage and the lady that made it all happen. And as a teacher, a film like this helps to remind me of the power we have to affect the lives of those we inspire!

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