HILARY AND JACKIE

In the Tuesday night movie slot, M-Net Stars (Channel 105) will screen Hilary and Jackie on August 24 at 19h30. Two musically gifted sisters, Hilary and Jacqueline, are reunited after their lives have taken different paths, when the one sister becomes seriously ill. The story follows their lives growing up in 1950s England. Both sisters show a remarkable talent for music, but by the time they reach maturity, Jackie has made music her career, while Hilary has opted for marriage and a family. Jackie becomes the most celebrated cellist of her time (Jacqueline du Pré), and Hilary feels some resentment – until Jackie is diagnosed with a disease that will end her career and ultimately her life.

Starring Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths, this biographical film was directed by Anand Tucker in 1998.