Matters of the Heart (1990) Reviews

• Jane Seymour and Classical Music in One of the Most Beautiful Romances Ever Made

  claudio_carvalho2015-11-04

  In Cromwell, the sensitive teenager Steven Harper (Chris Gartin) dreams on becoming a pianist. However, his rude father Glenn Harper (James Stacy), who is a disabled veteran from Vietnam, questions his masculinity since he wanted his son to work in his hardware store with his uncle Frank Harper (Geoffrey Lewis). When Steven finds that the famous pianist and composer Hadley Norman (Jane Seymour) is living recluse in Cromwell, he approaches to her. A couple of days later, Hadley finds that Steven is a talented pianist. She becomes his teacher and plans his participation in a contest in Boston. Despite their difference of age, they fall in love with each other. Out of the blue, Hadley constantly goes to New York, and Steven believes she is meeting her former husband John Norman (Clifford David). One day, Hadley disappears and Steven sees John packing her stuff. Then he tells to Steven what happened to Hadley. "Matters of the Heart" is one of the most beautiful romances ever made. The sensitive story of a woman and her protégé falling in love with each other is adorable. In the lead role is Jane Seymour, certainly one of the most beautiful actresses of the world; in the soundtrack, classical music. The result is an unforgettable film that unfortunately was only released on VHS in Brazil. My vote is nine. Title (Brazil): "Tarde Demais para o Amor" ("Too Late for Love")

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• A "must see" for Jane Seymour fans!

  JSfan2004-06-13

  Matters of the Heart contains dramatic dialogue which makes each scene so poignant. I could relate to each character in various ways. This movie is about life, and sadly, also about death, but it touches, then penetrates, the deepest core of the heart. In addition, the piano music is amazing, as each piece is played so well and constructively placed in the dramatic scenes. What remains a question I've had, is are the actors (Christopher Gartin and Jane Seymour) actually playing the piano in this movie? If that's not the case, the movie is directed so well, it could actually fool you. The piano music, the conversations, and the intensity of feelings dramatized in this movie will leave you breathless.

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• fantastic movie

  samiaabdelazim2007-01-09

  the title is so attractive and expressive , the actor Christopher Gartin was so so expressive , wonderful and convinced me that he is a pianist and also in great love with Hadely in their romantic situations also when he knew that she is ill and going to die, the actress Jane was very expressive , she was serious and some situations needed her to be tough and cruel ..she expressed well ,also she was romantic in some situations , she is a wonderful actress indeed , I enjoyed the classical music in this movie I enjoyed Gartin when he was training , enjoyed his expressions , his dealing with the piano and his looking at the notes as if he is a musician he was clever enough , it is a wonderful romantic movie I adore it

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• Wonderful but sad story.

  FKemble2002-01-08

  Excellent job of Jane Seymour as Hadley Norman. IMO it's believable. Jane at her best! And a great Christopher Gartin whom I haven't heard of before I saw the movie. Wonderful score and beautiful pictures.If you are a fan of Jane Seymour (I am!) and haven't seen this movie yet, it will move you to tears.

• A pretty mature romance

  phd_travel2019-03-04

  What sets is apart from other romance movies is the dialog feels real, not contrived and the story isn't cliched. An 18 year old boy and budding pianist in a small town starts taking lessons from a famous pianist composer who is in town to compose. They start a passionate affair. She enters him in a competition but she's dying of cancer. Jane Seymour is a great actress - better than TV standard then or now. They use lots of real classical music like Chopin Scriabin Bach and the fictional composer's own compositions. They don't make TV movies like they used to.

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