Playing by Heart


A character driven drama about the sometimes painful and always-complex ways love can touch your life. Set in Los Angeles, the movie weaves in and out of the lives of a group of people of varied generations and lifestyles. Some people are finding it, others are losing it. What they have in common is an intense desire to express how love makes them feel.


121 minutes.
Parental Guidance .
Drama

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Anthony Edwards, Angelina Jolie, Ryan Phillippe, Jay Mohr
Director
Willard Carrol
ScreenplayWillard Carrol
MusicJohn Barry
CinematographyVilmos Zsigmond
Sound formatsSony Dynamic Digital Sound
Made in1998
Produced byIntermedia Films, Morpheus, Hyperion Pictures, Miramax Films(

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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Movies for Africa
Ian Douglas
15
Movies for Africa
Violet Jacobs
15
The Cape Times
Jean-Pierre Rossouw
10
The Star
Peter Feldman
16
Die Burger
Roline Norval
5
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
10
SA City Life
15
TV3 Screenplay
Barry Ronge
14
eye Weekly
James Cowan
15
Box Office
Franscesca Dinglasan
13
Rough Cut
Andy Jones
16
Film Review
Alan Jones
15

What the People say

Internet
404 Netizens
15

Average .. 67%

13

Visitor Ratings

Scale (Max)20
Robert Haynes 16
Carolyn Beyer 14
Jacqui Adams 16

Average .. 77%

15

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: At last! a film with a strong moral centre. This is an intelligent drama with a well-constructed script that offers some interesting insights into the nature of love. Love itself is explored via several varied types of relationships, which initially seem disparate, but come together in the end. The film also makes the point that people can be moral without being religious, and vice versa. Action junkies will be bored, but viewers wanting intelligent cinema will be thrilled.

Robert Haynes: Excellent little drama, whose narrative structure is one of pure genius on the part of the scriptwriters. An outstanding ensemble cast and top notch performances make this one intelligent movie-making at it's best - RUN !!! before it's off circuit

Carolyn Beyer: Beautiful in its realness, though heartbreaking. I thought about this movie for a good two days after seeing it. It really touched me.

Jacqui Adams: A wonderful movie about relationships and life, that has something for everyone, in all age groups.






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