Highly Strung

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Highly Strung

2015

1h 30m

Documentary

History

Drama

Music

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The passions of the world of classical music.

David Stratton

The Australian

Music lovers will find plenty to enjoy in this intriguing film.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 20, 2016

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

While the chamber music on the soundtrack rarely becomes central in its own right, Highly Strung is constructed like a piece of music, divided into movements and weaving together multiple themes.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 20, 2016

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Jim Schembri

3AW

Fascinating, surprisingly absorbing documentary about the formation of the new Australian String Quartet...But what starts out as a straightforward doco morphs into Spinal Tap With Strings when personality differences threaten to break up the band.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 26, 2016

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David 'Mad Dog' Bradley

Adelaide Review

When they have to return the Guadagninis, it's like they're surrendering a loved child, and the extreme emotion is either heart-rending (if you're a devotee of classical music and high culture) or perhaps ever-so-subtly funny.

Jul 14, 2016

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CJ Johnson

Film Mafia

Hicks was there at the right time and place to capture some truly weird and remarkable twists and turns amongst the ensemble. As they say, "you couldn't make this stuff up".

Rated: 3.5/5

May 24, 2016

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Craig Mathieson

The Sunday Age

The film is rarely staid and it is ego, whether endowed by the instruments or not, that often shines through in the overly busy structure that leaps from one tangent to the next.

Rated: 3/5

May 23, 2016

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this movie crushes the souls of music lovers. the dancing is amazing and the story line is intriguing. but the huge let down is that the main actor cannot clearly play the violin. it is imperative that people understand that music and musicianship does matter and that you cannot just sword fight with 50,000 dollar bows like it is nothing. #musicrepresentation

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

The passions of the world of classical music.

Director: Scott Hicks
Producer: Kerry Heysen
Screenwriter: Scott Hicks
Production Co: Kino Films
Genre: Documentary, History, Drama, Music
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m