The hit Australian documentary ‘Mrs Carey’s Concert’ starts at the Cinemax Cinema in Kingscliff on June 2. The movie has been lauded by movie reviewers and cinema-goers since its opening in Sydney on April 28.
This week ‘Mrs Carey’s Concert’ remains among the highest grossing movies on the Australian box office chart.
What makes that unusual is because ‘Mrs Carey’s Concert’ is a documentary. It has outpaced Hollywood hits and received standing ovations at cinemas in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.
Set in a Sydney girl’s school, ‘Mrs Carey’s Concert’ follows music director Karen Carey as she prepares her young students for a concert at the Opera House. Believing in the transformative power of great music, Mrs Carey insists upon a classical repertoire, sets a dauntingly high performance standard and requires the participation of every girl in the school. Mrs Carey inspires many of her girls, but some do not share her passion and are not afraid to say so.
‘Mrs Carey’s Concert’ is about music making and coming of age, about talent and courage, compliance and rebellion, about those prepared to open their minds and hearts to what the world has to offer and those yet to discover the potential within.
David Stratton described it as “Magnificent, astonishing, hugely entertaining and incredibly inspirational” on the ABC review show At the Movies.
Emily Sun, who is the star of the Opera House concert at the climax of the movie, is now one of 12 semi-finalists for the ABC Young Performers Award. She was chosen from over 500 performers. The finals are being held mid-year.
