Music of the Heart
1999 film by Wes Craven / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Music of the Heart is a 1999 American biographical musical drama film directed by Wes Craven and written by Pamela Gray, based on the 1995 documentary Small Wonders. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Roberta Guaspari, portrayed by Meryl Streep, who co-founded the Opus 118 Harlem School of Music and fought for music education funding in New York City public schools. The film also stars Aidan Quinn, Gloria Estefan (in her film debut), and Angela Bassett. It was director Craven's first and only mainstream cinematic film not in the horror or thriller genre, and also his only film to receive Oscar nominations.
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Music of the Heart | |
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Directed by | Wes Craven |
Written by | Pamela Gray |
Produced by | Susan Kaplan Marianne Maddalena Allan Miller Walter Scheuer |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Peter Deming |
Edited by | Gregg Featherman Patrick Lussier |
Music by | Mason Daring |
Production company | Craven/Maddalena Productions |
Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $27 million |
Box office | $15 million[1] |
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