Songcatcher (2000)
3.6 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric, played by Janet McTeer is passed over a prominent teaching position, she leaves the city to visit her sister in the beautifully rugged mountains of Appalachia. It is here she discovers a wellspring of emotional tunes passed down from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who settled in these parts. Determined to document the history of the songs, she immerses herself in mountain life, falls in love with a local musician, Aidan Quinn, and is profoundly changed by the generosity, strength, and freedom of the fiercely proud mountain people.
- Actors:
- Janet McTeer, Michael MicQuick Davis, Michael Goodwin, Gregory Russell Cook, Jane Adams, E. Katherine Kerr, Emmy Rossum, Pat Carroll, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Aidan Quinn, Bart Hansard, Erin Blake Clanton, David Patrick Kelly, Kristin Hall, Michael Harding
- Directors:
- Maggie Greenwald
- Writers:
- Maggie Greenwald
- Others:
- Iris Dement, Greg Huge
- Genres:
- Drama
- Awards:
2000 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Acting #2
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