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Highly Strung

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The passions of the world of classical music.

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David Stratton The Australian 05/20/2016
3.5/5
Music lovers will find plenty to enjoy in this intriguing film. Go to Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 05/20/2016
3.5/5
While the chamber music on the soundtrack rarely becomes central in its own right, Highly Strung is constructed like a piece of music, divided into movements and weaving together multiple themes. Go to Full Review Jim Schembri 3AW 12/26/2016
3.5/5
Fascinating, surprisingly absorbing documentary about the formation of the new Australian String Quartet...But what starts out as a straightforward doco morphs into Spinal Tap With Strings when personality differences threaten to break up the band. Go to Full Review David 'Mad Dog' Bradley Adelaide Review 07/14/2016
When they have to return the Guadagninis, it's like they're surrendering a loved child, and the extreme emotion is either heart-rending (if you're a devotee of classical music and high culture) or perhaps ever-so-subtly funny. Go to Full Review CJ Johnson Film Mafia 05/24/2016
3.5/5
Hicks was there at the right time and place to capture some truly weird and remarkable twists and turns amongst the ensemble. As they say, "you couldn't make this stuff up". Go to Full Review Craig Mathieson The Sunday Age 05/23/2016
3/5
The film is rarely staid and it is ego, whether endowed by the instruments or not, that often shines through in the overly busy structure that leaps from one tangent to the next. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/20/2019 this movie crushes the souls of music lovers. the dancing is amazing and the story line is intriguing. but the huge let down is that the main actor cannot clearly play the violin. it is imperative that people understand that music and musicianship does matter and that you cannot just sword fight with 50,000 dollar bows like it is nothing. #musicrepresentation See more Read all reviews
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Scott Hicks

Director

Scott Hicks

Writer

Anna Vincent

Executive Producer

Timothy White

Executive Producer

Kerry Heysen

Producer

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Highly Strung

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Movie Info

Synopsis The passions of the world of classical music.
Director
Scott Hicks
Producer
Kerry Heysen
Screenwriter
Scott Hicks
Production Co
Kino Films
Genre
Documentary, History, Drama, Music
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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