Basic
Info
Title:
Hilary and Jackie
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Running
time: 121 minutes
Release
date: 5 September 1998 (Venice), 30 December
1998 (U.S.), 22 January 1999 (United Kingdom)
Staff
Director:
Anand Tucker
Producer:
Nicolas Kent, Andy Paterson
Written
by: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Music:
Barrington Pheloung
Cinematography:
David Johnson
Edited
by: Martin Walsh
Cast
Rachel Griffiths as Hilary du Pré
Emily Watson as Jacqueline du Pré
James Frain as Daniel Barenboim
David Morrissey as Christopher
Finzi
Summary
“Hilary and Jackie” is a
British biographical film directed by Anand Tucker in 1998, starring Emily
Watson and Rachel Griffiths as the British classical musician sisters
Jacqueline du Pré (cello) and Hilary du Pré (flute). The film covers
Jacqueline's rise to fame, her affair with Hilary's husband Christopher Finzi,
and the struggle of Jacqueline with multiple sclerosis starting in her late
20s.
Jacqueline du Pré
The scenario written by Frank
Cottrell-Boyce claimed in the end credits that the film was based on the memoir
"A Genius in the Family" published in 1997 by Piers and Hilary du Pré
(the book later republished under the title "Hilary and Jackie").
However, the memoir had not yet been published when the film was shot.
Cover of "A Genius in the Family"
In response, Cottrell-Boyce said,
"Hilary was writing the book at the same time as I was working on the
film. When we were working on the script, the film was at a very early
stage." Therefore, the film was instead based on conversations between
Hillary and Pierce, and unlike the book, this film does not claim to be the
true story and contains some fictional incidents.
The film sparked controversy and
criticism for claims that it distorted Jacqueline's life, and some of
Jacqueline du Pré’s friends publicly criticized the film, and Hilary du Pré
publicly defended her version of the story
The film was generally well
received, and Griffiths and Watson were nominated for an Academy Award, for
Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively.
Movie
Review
“Entertaining and moving story of
two real-life sisters”
“Musical genius, destroyed by
multiple sclerosis”
“Heavy subject, but worth it”
“A good film”
Interesting
stories about the film
1. The film has never been screened
in France to avoid any litigation due to the story of Daniel Barenboim's life
drawn in the film.
2. The role of Jacqueline du Pré
was natural to Emily Watson because she actually learned to play the cello when
she was a child. She practiced so long and so intensively for this film that
she would frequently make her fingers bleed.
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