Cinematographer Christopher Challis, reflected in his autobiography on the making of this movie: He thought A Night to Remember (1958) "excellent", and felt the eight week shooting schedule for this movie: inadequate, when compared to the five months A Night to Remember (1958) took to film.
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Michael Angarano also learned the violin for his role. He still plays today.
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Many of the children featured in this film are actual students of Ms. Tvaraz and were actually with her during the events (including the Carnegie Hall Extravaganza) that led to the establishment of the Opus 118 East Harlem Violin Program that helped to support Roberta in the public school system.
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Most of the children in the film actually studied under the real Roberta Guaspari.
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Was originally entitled "50 Violins".
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Before she signed on, Meryl Streep had never seen any of Wes Craven's movies, calling herself a "wimp" in regards to horror films. However, Streep's teenaged son lauded Craven's skills as a storyteller and she respected his success in the genre, so she signed on and the two enjoyed working together with Craven saying Streep "took me as an equal, as a collaborator and that was just a huge honor."
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Meryl Streep learned to play the violin, by practicing six hours a day for four weeks.
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The only time in his career that Wes Craven directed an actor to an Oscar nomination.
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The third collaboration between Wes Craven and actress Angela Bassett, who played Janet Williams. She appeared on the show Nightmare Cafe (1992), also created by Craven, and she was the lead female character in Vampire in Brooklyn (1995).
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The role of Roberta was originally given to Madonna.
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Immediately following a phenomenally successful preview screening of the original Scream (1996), Bob and Harvey Weinstein offered Wes Craven a three picture deal, two of which were to be horror films, the last of which was to be "a petticoat film" (i.e. a costume drama for which the Weinsteins were known at the time) which Craven, a fan of classical music, chose to be this film.
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Director Wes Craven's first and only non-horror/thriller film.
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Even though they were cast as husband and wife, Arnold Steinhardt is 24 years older than Jane Leeves.
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After Madonna pulled out of the lead role, Sandra Bullock and Meg Ryan were briefly courted before the part went to Meryl Streep.
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Music of the Heart - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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