Music of the Heart

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Music of the Heart
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PG,2hrs 4min
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October 29, 1999
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Miramax
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. ... Full Synopsis
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Avoids the potentially suffocating pall of uplift hovering over its quite exhilarating story. Full Review
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54
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Featured Cast
Roberta Tsavaras
Brian Sinclair
Janet Williams
Assunta Guaspari
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