Music of the Heart (1999)
Frisch geschieden, lässt sich Roberta Guaspari 1980 in East Harlem, einem der verrufensten Viertel von New York, nieder, wo sie als Musiklehrerin reüssieren will. Tatsächlich gelingt es ihr, aller Skepsis und unzähligen Vorurteilen zum Trotz, das East Harlem Violin Program zu einer wichtigen Institution der Schule werden zu lassen. Als die Kurse zehn Jahre später wegen Etatkürzungen abgeschafft werden sollen, organisiert Roberta in der altehrwürdigen Carnegie Hall ein Solidaritätskonzert, an dem die berühmtesten Violinisten der Neuzeit teilnehmen....
Der Regisseur:
Wes Craven
Der Autor:
Pamela Gray
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Meryl Streep as Roberta |
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Aidan Quinn as Brian |
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Angela Bassett as Janet |
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Gloria Estefan as Isabel |
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Cloris Leachman as Assunta |
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Josh Pais as Dennis |
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Jane Leeves as Dorothea |
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Kieran Culkin as Lexi at 15 |
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Charlie Hofheimer as Nick at 17 |
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Jay O. Sanders as Dan Paxton |
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Henry Dinhofer as Lexi at 5 |
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Michael Angarano as Nick at 7 |
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Robert Ari as Supervisor |
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Teddy Coluca as Taxi Driver |
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Barbara Gonzalez as Janet's Secretary |
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Jade Yorker as DeSean at 11 |
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Victoria Gómez as Lucy at 10 |
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Justin Pierre Edmund as Bongo Kid |
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Justin 'DJ' Spaulding as Naeem at 9 |
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Zoe Sternbach-Taubman as Guadalupe at 9 |
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Christopher Lopez as Adam |
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Ruben Jared Seraballs as James |
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Lucy Nonas-Barnes as Becky |
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Rosalyn Coleman as Mrs. Adisa |
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Kevin Miller as Hall Boy |
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Hazel Medina as Alice |
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Iraida Polanco as Landlady |
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Asha Sapp as Tanisha |
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Betsy Aidem as Mrs. Lamb |
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Julie Janney as Flight Attendant |
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Cole Hawkins as Lawrence at 5 |
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Arthur French as Ernie |
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Edmund Wilkinson as Sheetrock Man |
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French Napier as Painter |
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Socorro Santiago as Lucy's Mother |
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Dominic Walters as Justin |
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Jean-Luke Figueroa as Ramon |
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Sam Fox Royston as Leonard |
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Eva Loomis as Vanessa |
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Melay Araya as Rachel |
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Asease Korankyi as Shandra |
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Myra Lucretia Taylor as Beverly |
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Olga Merediz as Ramon's Mother |
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Christian Berreondo as Ramon's Brother |
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Leilani Irvin as Myesha |
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Sophia Guaspari as Rosario |
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Adam LeFevre as Mr. Klein |
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Rafael John Alan Hines as Simon |
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Jordan Ware as Kenny |
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Amanda Muchnick as Stephanie |
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Ian Quinlan as Carlos |
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Naeem Jones as Toussaint |
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Mateo Gómez as Ramon's Father |
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Rosalyn Benniman as Woman at Opus Meeting |
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Leon Addison Brown as Mr. Adams |
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Arnold Steinhardt as Self |
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Scott Cumberbatch as Lawrence at 15 |
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Majid R. Khaliq as Naeem Adisa at 19 |
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Molly Gia Foresta as Guadalupe at 19 |
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Cristina Gómez as Lucy at 20 |
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Omari Toomer as DeSean at 21 |
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Tarik Lowe as Teammate #1 |
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Justin Daly as Teammate #2 |
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Isaac Stern as Self |
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Isaiah Sheffer as Carnegie Hall Concert Director |
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Mark O'Connor as Self |
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Michael Tree as Self |
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Charles Veal Jr. as Self |
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Karen Briggs as Self |
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Itzhak Perlman as Self |
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Sandra Park as Self |
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Diane Monroe as Self |
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Joshua Bell as Self |
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Jonathan Feldman as Self |
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Dyllon Rogers as Horse Hair Boy |
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April Davis as First Grade Girl |
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Anibal Crooklyn Cuevas as Frog Hair Boy |
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Sam Deutsch as Violin Student |
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Lucy Little as Violin Student |
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Jose Miguel Rojas as Violin Student |
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Andrew Mayer as Violin Student |
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Rebecca Dinhofer as Violin Student |
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Christopher Katrandjian as Violin Student |
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Ama Korankyi as Violin Student |
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Chantilly Mariani as Violin Student |
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Thomas Martin as Violin Student |
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Derek Ambrosi as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Ruth Barrie as Woman Shopper (uncredited) |
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David Chen as Parent (uncredited) |
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Gideon Jacobs as Headlock Boy (uncredited) |
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Emily Johnson as Mother of Student (uncredited) |
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Gabriella Loutfi as Violin Student (uncredited) |
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John P. McGinty as Naval Officer (uncredited) |
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Kirby Mitchell as New York Times Reporter (uncredited) |
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Sarallen as Old Woman in Tenement Building (uncredited) |
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Ronald Sylvers as Parent (uncredited) |
| Writing | Pamela Gray | Screenplay |
| Directing | Wes Craven | Director |
| Editing | Patrick Lussier | Editor |
| Production | Allan Miller | Producer |
| Production | Marianne Maddalena | Producer |
| Production | Walter Scheuer | Producer |
| Art | Beth Kuhn | Art Direction |
| Crew | Peggy Mulloy | Unit Publicist |
| Art | George DeTitta Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Peter Deming | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bruce Alan Miller | Production Design |
| Editing | Gregg Featherman | Editor |
| Production | Susan Kaplan | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Lyall | Costume Design |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Directing | Sheila Waldron | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Frank Anello | Stand In |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Daniel K. Arredondo | Associate Producer |
| Production | Meryl Poster | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sandy Gallin | Co-Producer |
| Production | Amy Slotnick | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stuart M. Besser | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nicholas Mastandrea | Associate Producer |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Peter Bucossi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debi Young | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Diane Warren | Songs |
| Sound | Mason Daring | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Hazell | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Cooke | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debi Young | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matiki Anoff | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Michael Barosky | Sound |
| Sound | Dean A. Zupancic | Sound |