Hilary & Jackie

 

Hilary & Jackie 1998

·       Director: Anand Tucker

·       Cast: Rachel Griffiths, Emily Watson, James Frain, David Morrisey, Celia Imrie

·       Why? Good film

·       Seen: Twice before. Now14 August 2025      

       Hilary (Griffiths) and Jackie (Watson) are sisters, both musicians, child prodigies.

       Jackie becomes an internationally renowned cellist. Hilary, her spirit broken by a cruel teacher, ends up on a farm with her flamboyant husband Kiffer (Morrisey) and two children.

       It’s a complex film about a very complex sibling relationship, about the cost of fame and sibling love and rivalry. It’s based on the memoirs of Hilary Du Pré and their brother.

       Griffiths and Watson are superb. 

4* of 5