Hilary and Jackie
Synopsis
The two sisters lose touch with one another, until one day Jackie arrives unannounced at the remote farmhouse where Hilary and Kiffer live with their children. Desperate for love and reassurance, Jackie tells Hilary that she wants Kiffer. Hilary has never been able to say no to her sister and Jackie becomes part of the family, until one day Kiffer decides it has to stop. Jackie walks away from her sister's house and we see how life looked from her point of view.
Then Jackie meets Daniel Barenboim at a party. She takes her hated instrument and speaks to him through it. But as the world celebrates their fairy-tale love story, something is happening to Jackie. Constantly tired, she fears she's losing her mind. One night, on tour, she can't feel her fingers. She collapses.
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Jackie is relieved to know she is not going mad. The celebrated cellist becomes a celebrity invalid, rejecting her sister who she believed had let her down at her moment of greatest need. Only as the end nears can the two women reach across the divide to find a moment of peace and happiness together.
Details
- Year
- 1999
- Type of project
- Features
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Anand Tucker 1st Feature
- Producer
- Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Ruth Jackson
- Director of Photography
- David Johnson BSc
- Principal cast
- Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrisey, Charles Dance
- Executive Screen Writer
- Frank Cottrell Boyce
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Oxford Film Company 6 Erskine Road London NW3 3AJ Tel: 020 7483 3637 Fax: 020 7483 3567 Email: oxfordtv@easynet.co.uk
Sales Company
Intermedia 9-13 Grosvenor Street London W1X 9FB Tel: 020 7495 3322 Fax: 020 7495 3993 Email: info@intermediafilm.co.uk
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