Mr. Holland's Opus

[Machine Translation] The long-awaited out-of-print revival of the masterpiece that moved the whole world to tears! A symphony of the life of a music teacher, his students, and his family who have been teaching with passion for 30 years ! Starring Academy Award nominee Richard Dreyfuss, this moving film depicts the interactions between a music teacher's students and his family over a 30-year period, skillfully interweaving music and events of each era. The film features John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy" and "Imagine," Jackson Browne's "Pretender," "Lovers Concerto," "Blues on the White Shore," and many other classic songs. --Holland is a high school music teacher who has never been able to give up his dream of becoming a composer. Of course, he has no experience as a teacher. What awaits him is a group of unmotivated students who have no interest in music. However, he realizes the potential of the children and decides to teach them the wonders of music. Later, Holland became a father after the birth of his child, but his beloved son was born deaf...

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全世界を感動の涙で包んだあの名作が、待望の絶版復活! 30年間に渡って情熱を持って教え続けた音楽教師と生徒、そして家族の"人生のシンフォニー"!! アカデミー賞(R)主演男優賞ノミネート、リチャード・ドレイファス主演。30年間に渡る音楽教師の生徒と家族のふれあいを、時代ごとの音楽と出来事を巧みに織り交ぜながら描いた感動大作。ジョン・レノンの『ビューティフル・ボーイ』『イマジン』、ジャクソン・ブラウンの『プリテンダー』をはじめ、『ラバーズ・コンチェルト』『白い渚のブルース』など数々の名曲が本編を彩る。――作曲家になる夢を捨てきれず、生活の為に仕方なく高校の音楽教師になったホーランド。教師の経験などもちろん無い。待っていたのは音楽に対してまったく関心のない、やる気のない生徒たち。しかし、子供たちのもっている可能性に気づいた彼は、音楽の素晴らしさを彼らに教えようと決心する。その後、子供が産まれ父親になったホーランドだが、最愛の息子の耳は生まれつき聞こえなかった・・・。