Music of the Heart
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Wes Craven
Anibal Crooklyn Cuevas
Robert Ari
Justin Pierre Edmund
Jose Miguel Rojas
Jay O Sanders
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Based on the true story of Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras and her passion for teaching. A single mother of two young children, whose husband left her for a family friend, leaves the security of her small hometown and moves to East Harlem and begins teaching violin to support her family. She didn't have extensive experience to offer the school; she had her talent, her determination, and her violins. At first, the kids, the parents, and the principal were skeptical. But, Roberta taught with such passion that it was infectious and soon her young violinists were manifesting incredible results--they were making beautiful, sophisticated music. The children proved to be dedicated, bright and disciplined young musicians. Despite her success, after 10 years of teaching, the Board of Education eliminates her position due to budget cuts, Roberta fights back and refuses to stop. Instead she starts her own non-profit organization to fund a violin program for three East Harlem public schools.
Director
Wes Craven
Cast
Anibal Crooklyn Cuevas
Robert Ari
Justin Pierre Edmund
Jose Miguel Rojas
Jay O Sanders
Diane Monroe
Jonathan Feldman
Charles Veal
Asha Sapp
Kirby Mitchell
Scott Owen Cumberbatch
Jade Yorker
Rafael John Alan Hines
Lucy Nonas-barnes
Josh Pais
Cole Hawkins
Rosalyn Coleman
Amanda Muchnick
Adam Lefevre
Isabel Segovia
Andrew Mayer
Melay Araya
Isaiah Sheffer
Angela Bassett
Majid R Khaliq
Michael Tree
Tom Martin
Jraida Polanco
Dominic Walters
Itzhak Perlman
Gloria Estefan
Cloris Leachman
Meryl Streep
Sara Allen
Amelia Gold
Jordan Ware
Mark O'connor
Willie Stiggers
Naeem Jones
Leilani Irvin
Aidan Quinn
Henry Dinhoffer
Jean-luke Figueroa
Edmund Wilkinson
Teddy Coluca
Hazel J Medina
Mateo Gomez
Barbara Gonzalez
Kieran Culkin
Sam Fox Royston
Roberta Guaspari
Molly Gia Foresta
Cristina Gomez
Asease Korankyi
Betsy Aidem
Christopher Lopez
Jane Leeves
Ama Korankyi
Rebecca Dinhoffer
Charlie Hofheimer
Sophia Guaspari
Justin Spaulding
Chantilly Mariani
Leon Addison Brown
Sam Deutch
Christopher Katrandjian
Lucy Little
John A Mcginty
Eva Loomis
Isaac Stern
Arnold Steinhardt
Joshua Bell
Socorro Santiago
Victoria Gomez
Jerry Detitta
Karen Briggs
Justin Daly
Kevin Miller
Tarik Lowe
French Napier
Ian Quinlan
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Arthur French
Olga Merediz
Zoe Sternbach-taubman
Gideon Jacobs
Rosalyn Benniman
Julie Janney
Michael Angarano
Ruben Jared Seraballs
Omari Toomer
Lynelle Smith
Christian Berreondo
Crew
Bill Abbott
Mick Abraham
Richard Seth Abramson
Liza Alhadeff
Bill Almeida
Besty Alton
Jill E Anderson
Tina Anderson
Matiki Anoff
Daniel Arredondo
Daniel Arredondo
David Baden
Michael Barosky
Joshua Bell
Stuart Besser
Nicholas J Biangiulio
Jared Blaut
Joan G. Bostwick
Beth Bowling
Sharon Boyle
Karen Briggs
Gary Brink
Kevin Brink
Bonnie Brinkley
Patty Brolsma
Pete Bucossi
Brad Carpenter
Chuck Casey
Michael Cavotta
Rocky Claxtron
Darian Corley
Daniel Cournoyer
Caryn Cozzolino
Jonathan Craven
Wes Craven
David Crockett
Ralph Crowley
Karen Cusick
Davey Cutler
Greg D'auria
Mason Daring
Rena De Grella
Peter Deming
Peter Deming
Matt Denicola
George Detitta Jr.
Lois Dilivio
Richard Dowgin
Midge Duffy
John Embry
Gloria Estefan
Gregg Featherman
Elizabeth Feldbauer
Jonathan Feldman
Robert K. Feldmann
Cyd Fenwick
Danny Ferrington
Dan Finn
Paul Fischer
Stephanie Fischette
David Flaiz
Sandy Gallin
Carolyn Gershenson
Dr. Peter M Gershenson
Laura G Gillen
Eileen Goh
Lizz Grant
Dennis Green
Michael Odell Green
Al Griswold
Roberta Guaspari
Roberta Guaspari
Cecil Ham
Lincoln Harris
Kerry Hayes
Anne Beiser Haywood
Brent Haywood
Lisa Hazell
Thomas J Heilig
J. Roy Helland
Duncan Hoxworth
Susan Humphrey
Travis Jacobs
Anthony Jamison
Jon Mark Johnson
Autumn Jones
Susan Kaplan
Nora Kasarda
Avy Kaufman
Lauren Klain
Elizabeth Klenk
Julius Kozlowski
Steve Kriegler
Beth Kuhn
Zibgniew Kuros
Julie Lichter
Frank Lindquist
Clayton Liotta
Chris Lombardozzi
Bob Luke
Jonathan Lumley
Patrick Lussier
Susan Lyall
Bruce Maccallum
William Macghee
Marianne Maddalena
Rick Marroquin
Raymond Martin
Nicholas C Mastandrea
Jim Mcconkey
Allan Miller
Allan Miller
Ann Miller
Bruce Alan Miller
Meredith Mills
Debra Mintz
Diane Monroe
Lisa Mozden
Carol Ness
Vic Nowak
Pepper O'brien
Sean O'brien
Mark O'connor
Maggi O'donnell
Murphy Occhino
Myron Odegaard
Young Musicians Organization
Michael Papadopoulos
Sandra Park
Itzhak Perlman
David M Perry
Christopher Peterson
Michael Phillips
David Poses
Tom Potoskie
Chuck Potter
Sabatino Rea
John Robert Reed
Lance Reisch
Alex Renskoff
Frankie Ritacco
Edie Rugolo
Janet Rush
Suzanne Santry
Walter Scheuer
Robert Schmidt
Eileen Schreiber
Phil Schulz
Andrew J Sclocum
Terence Scott
Debbie Sheridan
Tom Shinn
Chris Silano
Derrick Simmons
Amy Slotnick
Mark Sonderskov
Michael Spenelli
Patricia Sprott
Arnold Steinhardt
Isaac Stern
Joni Tackette
Paul Tompkins
Todd Toon
Joe Trammell
Michael Tree
Rebeca Troconis
Nick Tzavaras
Kurt Uebersax
Gayle Vangrofsky
Justin Vanson
Anthony F Veader
Charles Veal
John G. Velez
Andrew Vogliano
Sheila G. Waldron
Diane Warren
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Billal Wilson
Joshua Wingard
Sabrina Wright
Debi Young
Jerry Yuen
Scott Yurko
Iosif Yusupov
Klara Zieglerova
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Actress
Best Song
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 1999 award for Best Song ("Music of the Heart") from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Winner of the 1999 NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress (Angela Bassett).
Released in United States Fall October 29, 1999
Released in United States on Video April 25, 2000
Released in United States September 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Dreams and Visions) September 1-11, 1999.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Closing Night) October 20-24, 1999.
"Music of the Heart" is based on the 1995 Academy Award-nominated feature documentary "Small Wonders" directed by Allan Miller.
Motion picture acting debut for music superstar Gloria Estefan.
Began shooting October 26, 1998.
Completed shooting January 29, 1999.
Released in United States Fall October 29, 1999
Released in United States on Video April 25, 2000
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Dreams and Visions) September 1-11, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (Special Presentation) October 21-29, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Closing Night) October 20-24, 1999.)
Nominated for the 1999 Golden Globe for Best Actress - Drama (Meryl Streep).
