Music of the Heart

"She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget."

1999 2h 4m EN

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6.7

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64%

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 232🍅64%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 13,987

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Synopsis

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After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.

“She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.”

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Cast

Meryl Streep
Roberta
Aidan Quinn
Brian
Angela Bassett
Janet
Gloria Estefan
Isabel
Cloris Leachman
Assunta
Josh Pais
Dennis
Jane Leeves
Dorothea
Kieran Culkin
Lexi at 15

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wes Craven
Writers: Pamela Gray
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 55% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wes Craven, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mason Daring. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Patrick Lussier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn and Angela Bassett carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wes Craven directs. Peter Deming behind the camera. Mason Daring scores. Patrick Lussier cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 55% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Directed by Wes Craven, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mason Daring. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Patrick Lussier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn and Angela Bassett carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.".
9IMDB entry: tt0166943 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.