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Music of the Heart

This sensitive, true-life drama stars Meryl Streep as Roberta Guaspari, a single mother of two asked by a friend to teach music at an impoverished East Harlem high school. After convincing the school's disbelieving principal of her abilities, Guaspari instructs a group of students in violin and soon affects their lives through the music. Aidan Quinn, Gloria Estefan and Angela Bassett also star.

Year: 1999
Genre: True Stories, Biography
Country: USA
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Angela Bassett, Kieran Culkin, Cloris Leachman, Gloria Estefan
Duration: 118 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains low level offensive language.
6.8/10
Location in store: Drama

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