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Actors: Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrissey
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Hilary and Jackie |
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Sisters Hilary (Griffiths) and Jacqueline (Watson) du Pre are both musically gifted. Jealous of her older sister's accomplishments on the flute, Jackie practices hard on the cello and becomes an international star after Hilary has largely given up music, married, and gone to a rural English farm to raise children. Jackie marries the renowned Argentinian and Jewish pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim (Frain), but remains restless and unhappy. She remains jealous of her sister, now living a quiet domestic life with a dependable husband, so Jackie demands that Hilary share them with her, too. Their troubled relationship hits its ultimate wall when Jackie comes down with a rare and deadly disease. This depressing but well acted 1998 British film is based on the true story of Jacqueline du Pre as recalled by her sister and brother Piers.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Hilary and Jackie |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- musician
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- unhappy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing nude female butt
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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