Songcatcher (2000) (original) (raw)
When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric, played by Golden Globe Award winner Janet McTeer, is passed over for a prominent teaching position, she leaves the city to visit her sister in the beautifully rugged mountains of Appalachia. It is here she discovers a wellspring of emotional tunes passed down from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who settled in these parts. Determined to document the history of the songs, she immerses herself in mountain life, falls in love with a local musician, and is profoundly changed by the generosity, strength, and freedom of the fiercely proud mountain ...(more)
When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric, played by Golden Globe Award winner Janet McTeer, is passed over for a prominent teaching position, she leaves the city to visit her sister in the beautifully rugged mountains of Appalachia. It is here she discovers a wellspring of emotional tunes passed down from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who settled in these parts. Determined to document the history of the songs, she immerses herself in mountain life, falls in love with a local musician, and is profoundly changed by the generosity, strength, and freedom of the fiercely proud mountain people. (less)
Director: Maggie Greenwald
Writer: Maggie Greenwald
Starring: Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Emmy Rossum, Jane Adams, Michael MicQuick Davis, Michael Goodwin
Producers: Caroline Kaplan, Richard Miller, Ellen Rigas-Venetis, Jonathan Sehring
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