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      Mrs. Carey's Concert

      2011 1 hr. 35 min. Drama List
      100% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 82% 50+ Ratings Audience Score A high-school musical director puts on a concert every five years at the Sydney Opera House and insists that all 1,200 girls participate in the performances. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member The power of music. Great doco. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Honourable mention: one of the best films of 2011. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Burwood has never looked so good! An enjoyable, personable, intelligent, emotional and interesting doco. I love the lack of any narration or voice over, allowing the subjects to speak/feel for themselves. The casual banter and swearing from the girls is at odds with the outward assumptions and general image of a private girls school orchestra performing at the Sydney Opera House (of which there was one too many images, although a few great ones thru train/car passenger perspectives). I loved the uncooperative and sassy student as well as the music teacher who led the process and spoke to a parent (on her mobile phone, to sort out an issue) towards the end. Australian tears, sadness, joy, profound insights, emotions, adolescents and teachers. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Really interesting documentary. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member This was such an interesting documentary both as a film watcher and as a former school musician. The passion of Mrs Carey for music is evident and its impact and manifestation on the two girls that we follow throughout the documentary is both familiar and unexpected. Having been involved both as a player in school music concerts and to a much lesser extent involved in some minor backstage concert aspects, I can understand where the students and teachers are coming from. As a documentary, it is not a saccharinely sweet with the inspirational, speech tug at the heartstrings moment that infects many Hollywood films. Instead, the fly on the wall approach successfully works in this documentary. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched this last night and can't stop thinking about it - definitely a sign of a good movie. Really felt for the kids and the pressure that they were under, but also very inspiring - work hard to achieve something special. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Thomas Caldwell Cinema Autopsy Mrs Carey's Concert delivers an emotionally charged and satisfying experience. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 27, 2011 Full Review Tim Martain The Mercury (Australia) The only thing more beautiful than the music is seeing those simple, subtle moments that nobody could possibly script. Rated: 4/5 Jul 18, 2011 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Connolly and Raymond capture both the pressure and joy of practice and performance and include plenty of footage of the teenagers simply going about the process of growing up and learning to work together. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 24, 2011 Full Review Don Groves sbs.com.au Doco shows how music can transform troubled kids. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 2, 2011 Full Review Anders Wotzke Moviedex The tireless Carey makes for a deserving subject in this witty, warming and rousing documentary about a school's duty to inspire students to achieve greatness. Rated: 4/5 May 10, 2011 Full Review Matthew Toomey ABC Radio (Australia) The most impressive feature of this documentary is the breadth of material it covers in its 95 minute running time. Rated: B+ May 1, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A high-school musical director puts on a concert every five years at the Sydney Opera House and insists that all 1,200 girls participate in the performances.
      Director
      Bob Connolly, Sophie Raymond
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English