You may have already seen it. If you have NOT seen it, though, go get it on Netflix, or wherever. Rent it tomorrow. It’s the best film about music I’ve ever seen. Really.
It’s a 2012 Australian film, based on the true story of four aboriginal girls—and their white, hard-drinking, piano-playing manager—who wind up being a huge hit playing for U. S. troops in Vietnam.
The Sapphires is a beautifully made film. It’s got a happy ending, but this movie also has social, emotional, historical, and cultural depth that makes it much more than just a “feel good” experience. Plus, the music is spot-on faithful to the styles of the era—and very well produced and recorded. It's my kind of show!
You will love it, too, I promise, even if you may wish, at moments, for subtitles. Watch for the character named “Hendo” (though this blogger of the sometime-same name was determined NOT to go to Vietnam on his national government’s timetable!).
Check it out: The Sapphires (directed by Wayne Blair, from a stage play by Tony Briggs, and featuring Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, and Miranda Tapsell). It will warm your heart, and give you a little taste of the culture in which we're right now so appreciatively immersed.
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