Ok. so this may get whacked but I figured I'd give it a shot.
Years ago, I recall watching a film, a drama, that was centered around a young woman who, as I recall, was in a bar band. A vocal instructor, while out drinking, saw the band , saw potential in her and, somehow, got her to take vocal lessons from him. He was a bit of a drinker, someone who maybe was famous once but now down on his luck, but he knew how to teach vocals. They had a tumultuous relationship. This woman worked with him for weeks and weeks. She got frustrated because he never let her sing a song - just drills, technique, technique, drills, day after day. Then finally she got to sing and, of course, she sounded like an angel. And everyone lived happily ever-after. Donald Sutherland, or someone like Sutherland, played the alcoholic instructor.
Does anyone have any idea the name of this movie? My recollection of the details are weak but I do recall her frustration, their relationship and her finally getting to sing and sounding like a true pro. I apologize for posting it in this section but I didn't see one more obvious. Thank you!
Years ago, I recall watching a film, a drama, that was centered around a young woman who, as I recall, was in a bar band. A vocal instructor, while out drinking, saw the band , saw potential in her and, somehow, got her to take vocal lessons from him. He was a bit of a drinker, someone who maybe was famous once but now down on his luck, but he knew how to teach vocals. They had a tumultuous relationship. This woman worked with him for weeks and weeks. She got frustrated because he never let her sing a song - just drills, technique, technique, drills, day after day. Then finally she got to sing and, of course, she sounded like an angel. And everyone lived happily ever-after. Donald Sutherland, or someone like Sutherland, played the alcoholic instructor.
Does anyone have any idea the name of this movie? My recollection of the details are weak but I do recall her frustration, their relationship and her finally getting to sing and sounding like a true pro. I apologize for posting it in this section but I didn't see one more obvious. Thank you!
I don't recall it was a academy-award-winning level film. I just remember how the focus was on the ugly front-end work of technique and, only then, did the student get to realize the reward which was a beautiful voice.
