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Hilary and Jackie

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United Kingdom · 1998
Rated R · 2h 1m
Director Anand Tucker
Starring Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrissey
Genre Music, Drama

World-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi. Jackie often outshines her sister, drawing international attention to her work. Meanwhile, Hilary creates a family life for herself. When Jackie starts to suffer from the pressure, she turns to her sister for support.

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Newsweek by David Ansen

Told from both women's points of view, this fascinating, if sometimes overwrought, tale packs a wallop.

50

Slate by David Edelstein

As drama, Hilary and Jackie is merely sketchy and superficial. As a portrait of the artist, it's puritanical crap.

80

Variety by David Stratton

Eye-grabbing performances from Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths, who portray celebrated British cellist Jacqueline Du Pre and her older sister, Hilary, distinguish this ambitious but flawed biography.

90

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

It takes two to be sisters, two to have a rivalry, and two exceptional actresses to turn Hilary and Jackie into a compelling look at the most intimate and troubling of family dynamics.

80

TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh

First-time feature director Tucker displays an astonishingly assured touch, allowing his phenomenal cast to creep into their characters' skins and surrounding them with images of shimmering and slightly threatening beauty.

67

Austin Chronicle by Russell Smith

For all its knock-'em-dead acting and aggressively stylish direction, Hilary and Jackie is still best described as arthouse comfort food.

80

Washington Post by Stephen Hunter

The movie is exquisitely directed by Anand Tucker in an anti-documentary style that sometimes fractures the time sequence, sometimes re-creates moments impressionistically instead of objectively and is vivid in style.

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