Violinist Beth returns home after the recent death of her mother and tutors the daughter of a reclusive country music star to prepare her for the upcoming holiday concert.Violinist Beth returns home after the recent death of her mother and tutors the daughter of a reclusive country music star to prepare her for the upcoming holiday concert.Violinist Beth returns home after the recent death of her mother and tutors the daughter of a reclusive country music star to prepare her for the upcoming holiday concert.
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- TriviaMost of the violin playing was done by Kenny Wong and he can be seen in the orchestra near the end of this movie.
- GoofsKatie opens her Hanukkah present, she complains about not having a Christmas tree. A few seconds later, her dad is cleaning up and a Christmas tree is visible.
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Sean: Excuse me ma'am. Hi.
Beth: Hi.
Sean: Um. I'm here to pick up music for my daughter Katie.
Beth: Um. Yea. Sure. Um. Just a moment... Katie. Hey. Katie. Your daughter is very advance.
Sean: No. Um. I just found it online. Katie said she needed some help with technique.
Beth: Oh. OK. I see. I would actually recommend Vivaldi's Concerto in A Minor. It has a lot of scale work in it. That may be better for her.
Sean: Sure. I'll take all the help I can get. Classical music is not really my thing.
[pause]
Sean: Better with country.
Beth: [chuckles] Oh. OK. That's different.
Sean: I take it you're not a fan.
Beth: All that my dog, my truck, my women done me wrong, doesn't it start to sound the same after a while?
Sean: You know, some people might say the same thing about classical.
Beth: Well, you would be wrong. Classical has the advantage of no outdated lyrics.
Sean: Oh. But those strings, they just put you to sleep.
Beth: I play one of those strings.
Sean: [chuckles] You know, maybe you shouldn't be such a music snob if you work in a music store.
Beth: Well, I don't work here for one. And for another...
Sean: You just walk into random joints and freelance your opinion?
Beth: My best friend Sheila owns this joint. And I do believe that you started it. Hmm.
Sean: Um.
Sheila Sterchi: Here you go.
[pause]
Sheila Sterchi: Sean. Hi.
Sean: Hey Sheila.
Sheila Sterchi: Hi. I see you met Beth. My best friend in the world.
[chuckles]
Sheila Sterchi: Did you get the piece?
Sean: Yea. Um. She set me up. What do I owe you for it?
Sheila Sterchi: I'll put it on your account.
Sean: Thank you. And, um, Merry Christmas best friend.
Beth: Merry Christmas.
Sean: Bye Sheila.
Sheila Sterchi: Do you even know who that was? Sean Grant.
Beth: Who?
Sheila Sterchi: The country music star.
Beth: Really?
Sheila Sterchi: Yes.
Beth: Seriously?
Sheila Sterchi: City Girl, Red Tail Hawks, Sweet Huckleberry.
Beth: Hmm. Maybe that last one.
[Sheila laughs]
Beth: I don't know.
Sheila Sterchi: Oh. You are the weirdest.
There are a lot of levels in this movie. Like Two Turtle Doves, there is a lot in here about loss.
This movies adds to the little girl's loss the element of being different. Yes it chooses to use the race issue for that complexity. Unfortunately, right now in this country, a certain approach to racial issues is highly controversial. Two sides of that issue are deeply divided, and extremely emotional. As a result, when a movie like this comes along, some people will choose to totally reject it, without giving it a chance, without listening to the messages contained in it. Isn't doing that just proving the bigotry some people are accused of? Don't judge this movie as a (sneaky) tool of the opposition. Judge this movie on how well it's presented, and on whether it contains any truth, regardless of how that truth may challenge beliefs. This country should be about open discussion of values and beliefs, not censorship. Rejecting a movie without truly listening to the message is as bad as censorship.
I want to see more movies that freely and honestly discuss problems that real people face. This movie does that. First it discusses loss and on top of that it adds being different. No matter what our origins, don't we all deal with those things in one way or another?
I happen to think this movie did it all pretty well and I think it does it while evoking some positive feelings.
The conflict leading into the climax started to tick me off because I thought it was going to be the same cliché done in so many other Christmas movies. I was pleased to see that there was just enough of a twist to turn it into a very nice ending.
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