6 Oct 1999
Director: Anand Tucker
UK
1998
125 min
This is a touching story of Jacqueline and Hilary du Pre, the gifted musical sisters who grew up in England in the 1950’s. Jackie, arguably the greatest prodigy of the 20th Century, dazzled audiences around the world with the unbridled passion and beauty of her music, while her sister Hilary married and began a family. The strain of stardom has a devastating effect on Jackie. She longs for the simpler life of her sister. Lonely and desperate she arrives at Hilary’s home expecting and demanding the unthinkable.
Starring Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths.