
At a Sydney girls School, Music Director Karen Carey prepares her young students for a concert at he Opera House. Believing in the trans-formative power of great music, Carey insists upon a Classical repertoire, sets a dauntingly high performance standard and requires the participation of every girl in the school. But not everyone shares her passion. Mrs Carey's Concert is about music making and coming of age, about talent and courage, compliance and rebellion. About those pr... (Full plot summary below)
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At a Sydney girls School, Music Director Karen Carey prepares her young students for a concert at he Opera House. Believing in the trans-formative power of great music, Carey insists upon a Classical repertoire, sets a dauntingly high performance standard and requires the participation of every girl in the school. But not everyone shares her passion. Mrs Carey's Concert is about music making and coming of age, about talent and courage, compliance and rebellion. About those prepared to open their minds and hearts to what the world has to offer ... and those yet to discover the potential within.
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| QuickflixSimon MiraudoConnolly and Raymond find the right balance in explaining why music affects us through the lives of these characters ... and also picking the right moments, particularly in the shivers-up-your-spine finale, to sit back and let the music speak for itself. |
| The MercuryTim MartainThe only thing more beautiful than the music is seeing those simple, subtle moments that nobody could possibly script. |
| Cinema AutopsyThomas CaldwellMrs Carey's Concert delivers an emotionally charged and satisfying experience. |
| Eye for FilmAmber WilkinsonConnolly and Raymond capture both the pressure and joy of practice and performance and include plenty of footage of the teenagers simply going about the process of growing up and learning to work together. |
| sbs.com.auDon GrovesDoco shows how music can transform troubled kids. |
| MoviedexAnders WotzkeThe tireless Carey makes for a deserving subject in this witty, warming and rousing documentary about a school's duty to inspire students to achieve greatness. |
| User ReviewYolande vThe sight (and sound) of quality secondary school teaching brought more than a few tears to my eyes. |
| User ReviewK BI watched this last night and can't stop thinking about it - definitely a sign of a good movie. Really felt for the kids and the pressure that they were under, but also very inspiring - work hard to achieve something special. |
| User ReviewRobert FHonourable mention: one of the best films of 2011. |
| User ReviewMark PThis was such an interesting documentary both as a film watcher and as a former school musician. The passion of Mrs Carey for music is evident and its impact and manifestation on the two girls that we follow throughout the documentary is both familiar and unexpected. Having been involved both as a player in school music concerts and to a much lesser extent involved in some minor backstage concert aspects, I can understand where the students and teachers are coming from. As a documentary, it is not a saccharinely sweet with the inspirational, speech tug at the heartstrings moment that infects many Hollywood films. Instead, the fly on the wall approach successfully works in this documentary. |