Does it feel as good being a hero as it does having one?

fraktol

I am biased because I am a student of opera.

I also buy into films easily, and become emotional when my heartstrings are tugged.

That said, I still feel this film is beautiful. From the opening strains of an off-key, country piano, to the hopeful face of a young performer who sings as the closing credits roll, this movie out-lined the struggles and successes of African American Opera Diva, Barbara Smith Conrad, with sensitivity and humor carefully balanced throughout the entire journey.

Part history lesson, part biography, part inspiration, the film is full of poignant moments as Barbara struggles to reconcile her difficult path to success.

The viewer is left at the end with a sense of hope and a faith in dreams and, perhaps, a new hero in the form of an elegant woman from rural Texas who took on the world.

I highly recommend!

score 10/10

fraktol 14 March 2010

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw2221278/