Anand Tucker directs Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths and David Morrissey in this biography of British classical musician sisters Jacqueline du Pré and Hilary du Pré.

This has a more unusual tale to tell than most awards bait biopics. The sister’s relationship is not a pure rivalry. It is parasitic and scandalous. Which makes the whole thing a fascinating car crash. It does suffer from some cliched direction. There was a distinct visual mode of recreating the fifties and sixties in the cinema of the 90s that became very commonplace. Not sure? Think Heavenly Creatures and you are there. But certainly watchable thanks to the strong leads.

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