Songcatcher

 

 Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn,
Pat Carroll, Jane Adams
Lions Gate Films; Directed by Maggie Greenwald
Rated PG-13; 105 minutes; 2001		  
After her university refuses to grant her a promotion, musicologist Dr. Lily Penleric (Janet McTeer) heads to Appalachia to record 16th century Scottish and Irish folk songs that the earthy mountain people have kept alive for generations. While in Appalachia, Lily joins her sister and the locals in their struggle against the coal companies and falls in love with gritty musician Tom Bledsoe (Aidan Quinn). This turn-of-the-century drama features haunting ballads performed by Iris DeMent.

 

 "Remarkable! A real rarity!"
-- Janet Maslin, ROGER EBERT & THE MOVIES

"It's powerful and powerfully musical."
-- Stephen Hunter, WASHINGTON POST
  

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