One True Thing
1998
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Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role 2000 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama 2000 · Nominated
Academy Award Actress in a Leading Role 2000 · Nominated
Academy Award Music (Original Song) 2000 · Nominated
Academy Awards, USA. 2000 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Leading Role. Meryl Streep. 2000 Nominee Oscar. Best Music, Original Song. Diane Warren. For the song "Music Of My Heart".
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.
Oct 29, 1999 · Music of the Heart: Directed by Wes Craven. With Meryl Streep, Cloris Leachman, Henry Dinhofer, Michael Angarano. After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
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- Drama, Music
- Wes Craven
- 1999-10-29
Oct 29, 1999 · The screenplay has the courage to go easy on the scenes involving movie romance. The Quinn character is disqualified as a candidate, and although another guy ( Jay O. Sanders) comes along, this movie is not so much about romance as about practice, practice, practice. Ten years pass. The program has expanded to three schools, and is so popular ...
Music of the Heart (1999) with Meryl Streep: As East Harlem’s Central Park East School violin teacher Roberta Guaspari, the two-time Oscar winner (Kramer vs. Kramer, 1979; Sophie’s Choice, 1982) delivers a gutsy star turn in Wes Craven’s otherwise anemic drama.
- Andre Soares
The acclaimed true story of how one woman's musical gift affected those who least expected it. A single mother with little more than talent and the determination to make a difference, Roberta Guaspari overcame the skepticism of everyone who didn't think she should be teaching violin to students in a tough inner-city neighborhood.
Nov 25, 1999 · Roberta Guaspari and the Opus 118 Harlem School of Music was featured in the 1995 documentary film Small Wonders, which was later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. After seeing Small Wonders, Wes Craven, known for his work on horror films, was inspired to make a full-length film about Guaspari.
