See Hear Podcast episode 106 - Hilary and Jackie

The history of cinema is loaded with films about siblings and the
problems that go with loving and competing with your flesh and
blood: The Godfather, A Simple Plan, Hannah and Her Sisters, Eat
Drink Man Woman.....and Hilary & Jackie. Welcome to episode 106
of See Hear Podcast. Classical music history records that among the
greatest of cellists was Jacqueline du Pre'. Her interpretations of
the cello concertos of Elgar and Dvorak amongst others are
considered amongst the pinnacle of the recorded canon. She had a
sister, Hilary, who started life equally talented as a flautist.
Circumstances worked against her continuing, so she married and
carried on life domestically without concern. Sadly, Jacqueline
died of MS in 1987. Hilary and their brother Piers wrote a memoir
called A Genius In The Family which stirred up controversy with
classical musicians who'd worked with Jackie, as well as fans. The
film that followed, “Hilary and Jackie” caused similar issues.
Hilary defended her stance in writing about her relationship with
her sister citing that no one who worked with her knew her the way
she did. Rachel Griffiths and Emily Watson are superb in the title
roles, but we discuss whether the film falls into the problems that
many biopics suffer from. We also wonder how problematic is it to
accept on face value some of the assertions Hilary du Pre' made
about her sister (with denials from her daughter and Jackie's
husband Daniel Barenboim). Do they matter when telling a story that
everyone accepts is going to have facts altered for “dramatic
purposes”? Do peoples' motivations to create art at its peak
standard create divisions between them rather than bring them
together? The film is showing on Prime in the US (and hopefully
other regions), and at the time of this writing is on SBS-On Demand
in Australia. It's also worth watching a posthumously made
documentary on Jacqueline that focuses more on her artistic side
called Remembering Jacqueline du Pre' on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4w91_ilgw&t=2s If you’ve been
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