Music Of The Heart [VHS] [2000]

A film based on a true story. Roberta (played by Meryl Streep) is devastated by her husband's sudden departure, and needs to support her two young sons. She persuades the headmistress of an inner city Harlem school to take her on as an extra music teacher, to teach children to play the violin. The music teacher is highly cynical and the Head is not sure it's possible... but Roberta works miracles.The theme is a bit like that of `Mr Holland's Opus' and similar stories: it's heart-warming, very moving in places, and extremely well made. The children are delightful, the sub-plots keep it moving, and the ending truly magnificent, with a text epilogue explaining what happened.Wonderful. I'm sure I'll be watching this one again, and I don't say that very often!Highly recommended.

Very enjoyable and shows what you can achieve if you set your mind to do it

Oh, I wanted to like this so bad. I've always been a sucker for the 'inspirational teacher' story and Meryl is one of my all time favourite actresses. And what support, too. Angela Bassett and Gloria Estefan. So what happened? The fact is, it's just like every other story in a similar vein. It felt really cliched, to be honest. I won't deny that Meryl brings it, as always, but other than that, this movie didn't have much going for it. It didn't engage me like To Sir With Love or Stand and Deliver.

This movie shows how a teacher overcomes the odds to teach a class of underprivileged children to play the violin on the big stage and to be proud of what they have achieved. To say the children and their backgrounds are challenging is an understatement and Meryl Streep plays the part of the teacher perfectly. This film will touch the heart as it is based on a true story and is well worth watching. Look out for Gloria Estefan in her acting debut.

I would have given this a 5 star rating if you could get the German subtitles to disappear, which let it down, other than that fantastic film and delivered very quickly

Feel good movie with Streep always a joy to watch.

Hope & Courage pour forth from every note Roberta inspires from her inspirational young Students. The Film made me want to carry on trying. Seldom have Violins evoked such desperate emotional pain just to be alive and able to feel such powerful challenges.

We loved it and found it very heart warming. Have lent it to friends already.