Mrs Carey's Concert is a 2011 Australian documentary film of a private girls' school's concert held at the Sydney Opera House and its lead-up at the school.[1]
| Mrs Carey's Concert | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bob Connolly Sophie Raymond |
| Produced by | Bob Connolly Helen Panckhurst |
| Cinematography | Bob Connolly |
| Edited by | Nick Meyers Sophie Raymond Ray Thomas |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Reception
editOn review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 8 reviews.[2]
Mrs Carey's Concert made $1.6 million at the box office making it at the time the fourth highest grossing Australian documentary ever.[3]
David Stratton for The Australian gave it 4 1/2 stars. He writes "This beautifully made film is inspirational in its positive depiction of the education process, the hard work and dedication of students and teachers alike, and in an event that surely will have a permanent impact on all the girls involved."[4] Writing in The Age, Jake Wilson gave it 4/5 saying it "transcends its 'inspirational' format to rank as the best Australian film so far this year."[5] SBS's Don Groves gave it 3 1/2 stars noting "The result is an illuminating, fly-on-wall study of the struggles, hard work, personal dramas, tears and triumphs involved in the challenging project."[6] Ben McEachen of the Herald Sun gave it 3 1/2 stars and states "Connolly and Raymond provide such a sound overview of the rehearsal process that, by The Big Night, you will be suitably appreciative of what Carey, her staff and students have achieved."[7] Leigh Paatsch, also of the Herald Sun, gave it 2 stars finishing "To be perfectly fair, Mrs Carey's Concert is a well-intentioned film about a small part of our much-maligned education sector working as it should. To be absolutely honest, Mrs Carey's Concert is a bland, dull and curiously impersonal experience."[8]
Awards
edit- 1st AACTA Awards
- Best Feature Length Documentary - Bob Connolly, Helen Panckhurst and Sophie Raymond - won[9]
- Best Direction in a Documentary - Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond - won[9]
References
edit- ^ Goldsworthy, Anna (May 2011), "'Mrs Carey's Concert' by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond", The Monthly
- ^ "Mrs Carey's Concert". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Strickland, Katrina (23 January 2012), "Franchises shine in year of the dog", The Australian Financial Review
- ^ Stratton, David (30 April 2011), "Music and discipline", The Australian
- ^ Wilson, Jake (30 April 2011), "Once more with feeling", The Age
- ^ Groves, Don (3 June 2011), "Doco shows how music can transform troubled kids.", SBS
- ^ McEachen, Ben (1 May 2011), "Directors hit the right note", The Herald Sun
- ^ Paatsch, Leigh (5 May 2011), "It is just a stage they're going through", The Herald Sun
- ^ a b "Don McAlpine receives standing ovation", 9 News, 15 January 2012