Unlike the MPAA we do not assign
one
inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE
and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest,
depending on quantity and context.
Emily Watson stars as the late cellist Jacqueline du Pre.
The film is based on du Pre's real-life story, and told from the perspective of her
sister Hilary (Rachel Griffiths) and brother Piers (Rupert Penry-Jones). With James Frain,
David Morrissey, Charles Dance, Celia Imrie, Rupert Penry-Jones, Bill Paterson, Auriol
Evans, Keeley Flanders, Nyree Dawn Porter and Vernon Dobtcheff.
SEX/NUDITY 5 - Sexual innuendo and kissing. A woman's bare breasts are
glimpsed a couple times in one scene. A couple kiss and the man puts his head under her
sweater. A couple is shown talking in bed and obviously naked but sheets cover the nudity.
There are two sex scenes, both with a couple in bed and the man on top of the woman and
thrusting during intercourse.
VIOLENCE/GORE 1 - A woman has blood on her legs and she tries to cut her arm
with a tree branch.
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PROFANITY 6 - About 11 F-words and a few scatological references. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Marriage, sisters, musicians.
MESSAGE - There is no such thing as a normal, happy life.
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