This is as rich and powerful a film as has been released in 1998!
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01/01/00
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
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Reviews Counted:42
Fresh:37
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: Brilliant performances, lush cinematography, and complex storytelling deserve audience's attention.
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The story of the brilliant concert cellist Jacqueline du Pre (Emily Watson), seen from the perspectives of her sister Hilary (Rachel Griffiths). While Jackie gains international fame and fortune,... [More]
Starring: Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrissey
Director: Anand Tucker
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Reviews for Hilary and Jackie
Top CriticShows the high price that must be paid by families with a genius in their midst.
03/03/02
An uncommonly well-rounded portrait of a tormented genius.
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An extraordinary film!
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Top CriticNo, it's not a movie about two first ladies married to adulterous husbands.
07/07/04
The story is told in such a chopped-up way that it often seems pointless and certainly devoid of much-needed editing.
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Top CriticGUTSY, moving, provocative, intelligent and thoroughly grown-up, Hilary and Jackie is one of the best movies of the year.
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Top CriticYou're so disconnected from the protagonists in this film...that you really don't care what happens to either Jackie or Hilary.
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One of the most insightful and wrenching portraits of the joys and tribulations of being a classical musician ever filmed.
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Top CriticA compelling look at the life of a classical musician as well as the lasting effects of sibling rivalry.
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Emily Watson as Jacqueline Du Pre and Rachel Griffiths as her sister Hilary are wonderful together!
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Depressing rather than uplifting; it does not offer catharsis-that relief or discharge of the sadness that would arise out of new understanding or insight.
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A superb biographical account of the tragic life of cellist Jacqueline Du Pre and of the complex relationship between her and her older sister!
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Top CriticA flawed but powerful Shine-esque tale of love, music, and madness!
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Top CriticIt's an artsy soap opera that would serve as a monumental TV movie, but shines dimly as a feature film.
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Brilliant, heart-wrenching!
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Repetitious. Annoying!
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Profound and haunting!
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Top CriticA thought-provoking and poignant ode to Jackie du Pre's life.
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