The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000) (original) (raw)
The sleepy little town of Sandy Bottom, Wisconsin embraces a classical concert at the annual Dairy Days, in this drama based on the young-adult novel by Garrison Keillor and Jenny Lind Nilsson. The Greens share musical aspirations, but daughter Rachel, a talented violinist, is the one most likely to achieve them. Norman is a dairy farmer and Ingrid is a choir director who abandoned the piano when she married and settled down, but the Greens are a happy family, for the most part. The trick is finding a way to reconcile their dreams with a reality that may hold more riches than they realize. ...(more)
The sleepy little town of Sandy Bottom, Wisconsin embraces a classical concert at the annual Dairy Days, in this drama based on the young-adult novel by Garrison Keillor and Jenny Lind Nilsson. The Greens share musical aspirations, but daughter Rachel, a talented violinist, is the one most likely to achieve them. Norman is a dairy farmer and Ingrid is a choir director who abandoned the piano when she married and settled down, but the Greens are a happy family, for the most part. The trick is finding a way to reconcile their dreams with a reality that may hold more riches than they realize. When Norman gets a chance to conduct the local orchestra for the Dairy Days celebration, it's an opportunity for the family to come together, not just with each other, but with a community they had never fully appreciated. (less)
Director: Bradley Wigor
Starring: Glenne Headly, Tom Irwin, Madeline Zima, Jane Powell
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