Songcatcher
An incredibly predictable plot takes away
only a very little from this charming film by
Maggie Greenwald. Janet McTeer plays Lily
Penleric, a musicologist in early
20th-century America who discovers the songs
of Appalachia while visiting her sister's
mountain school. Aidan Quinn plays the
mountain man with whom she first bickers,
then falls in love. Yeah, I know, but the
music and the mountains are so pretty that
the hackneyed story seems only a vehicle for
delivering a gorgeous little film that is
much more about atmosphere and effect than
plot and story. Strong performances by Pat
Carrol as an elderly Appalachian midwife and
Jane Adams (who was so great in
Happiness) as Lily's lesbian sister
enhance this engaging little movie.
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Songcatcher is not showing in any theaters in the area.
Credits
Director:
- Maggie Greenwald
Cast:
- Janet McTeer
- Aidan Quinn
- Pat Carrol
- Jane Adams
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