Songcatcher
Songcatcher

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After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia. There she stumbles upon the discovery of her life - a treasure trove of ancient Scots-Irish ballads, songs that have been handed down from generation to generation, preserved intact by the seclusion of the mountains. With the goal of securing her promotion, Lily ventures into the mo... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Songcatcher:

Janet McTeer
Michael Goodwin
Gregory Russell Cook
Jane Adams
E. Katherine Kerr
Emmy Rossum

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After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia. There she stumbles upon the discovery of her life - a treasure trove of ancient Scots-Irish ballads, songs that have been handed down from generation to generation, preserved intact by the seclusion of the mountains. With the goal of securing her promotion, Lily ventures into the most isolated areas of the mountains to collect the songs and finds herself increasingly enchanted - not only by the rugged purity of the music, but also by the raw courage and endurance of the local people as they carve out meaningful lives against the harshest conditions. It is not, however, until she meets Tom - a handsome, hardened war veteran and talented musician - that she's forced to examine her motivations. Is the "Songcatcher," as Tom insists, no better than the men who exploit the people and extort their land?

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Variety - 9/10 by Dennis HarveyUnfolds at a leisurely but enjoyable pace, its dramatic contrivances never pushed too hard.
Washington Post - 9/10 by Stephen HunterIt's a highly professional project complete with exquisite production details and superb actors, yet its subject matter is so far out of the mainstream, it feels almost radical.
TV Guide Magazine - 9/10 by Frank LoveceIn a film mercifully free of the usual warm and fuzzy movie sentimentality, director Maggie Greenwald and her fine cast shatter most hillbilly stereotypes.
Contra Costa Times - 9/10 by Mary F. PolsA refreshing glass of lemonade in contrast to the rest of the stupefying summer fare.
Chicago Reader - 8/10 by Lisa AlspectorLike the main character, it's stodgy and didactic -- and full of grace and surprises.
Journal News (Westchester, NY) - 8/10 by Marshall FineHas moments of great poignance, which outnumber the moments of predictable melodrama often enough to make the film compelling.
Chicago Sun-Times - 8/10 by Roger EbertPerhaps too laden with messages for its own good, but it has many moments of musical beauty, and it's interesting to watch Janet McTeer.
Washington Post - 8/10 by Desson ThomsonThe haunting beauty of the music, and the people who produce it – that's the chapter and verse of this story.
CNN.com - 8/10 by Paul Clinton (CNN.com)A beautifully crafted story about a time and place rarely captured on film.
www.susangranger.com - 8/10 by Susan Granger"An intelligent, extraordinary period drama, transported by the transcendent power of song."

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