Excellent movie, wish I could find this to purchase. Does anyone know who carries this movie for purchase?

What a wonderful movie.

Music. The movie is about music that told stories about the lives and deaths of people. People and their lives were those things in life which the ballads were about. And while the music was being sung, the past noted and an attempt to save that past, the present day life continues to move along, as could be seen by the way in which the lives of the characters evolved in the movie, often repeating the stories in the ballads. History repeats itself. Music tells us so.… Expand

Music was good, extra unnecessary and inappropriate additions.

Engrossing and entertaining if not quite delivering a knock out punch. Thoroughly enjoyable performances. Quinn is particular is, as always, a strong screen presence.

Wonderful music, reminded me of my childhood, when my family sang. Its sad that a good movie was ruined because of Hollywood thinking that they have to put a lesbian thing in just to appeal to a vocal minority.

Extraordinary music. Wonderful performances. Manages to avoid cliches, but at times the plot is predictable. Kept replaying "Barbara Allen" in my mind all night.

Music was clear as springwater and just as much part of the life portrayed. The Doc's fight for her work to be taken seriously was believable, for then and now. I brought along a sceptic, who was totally mesmerized.

One of the best films of 2001! A shame it didn't have more buzz. Great story, and great acting.

This is a wonderful movie.It is a movie I could watch over and over.I think it is one of the best movies in that genre I have seen.It may even be one of the best I have seen overall.I would recommend to watch it.

I was really moved by the music. And the move.

I loved this movie! anyone with an appreciating for music will too!

"Songcatcher" is at its best when Dr. Penleric (Janet McTeer) isn't busy playing man-catcher. The story has a lot in common with Emily Barton's "The Testament of Yves Gundron". Both protagonists visit an isolated community to do research, and falls in love with a local man who's been beyond the country limits. "Songcatcher" loses its way, and this should be obvious to everyone, when Lily's academic work is pushed to the background so writer/director Maggie Greenwald could revive "The Children's Hour". This subplot that involves Elna (Jane Adams) and Harriett (E. Katherine Kerr) commercializes "Songcatcher". When Lily's work is destroyed, on another level, we're seeing a good idea destroyed, too, because Greenwald uses spectacle from a secondary story strand to cause arrhythmia in "Songcatcher('s)" beating folk music heart. Nevertheless, Janet McTeer is impressive, and Emmy Rossum makes her debut. A near-miss.… Expand

Thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring. The beautiful photography, music and acting together paints a picture of the culture in a part of America that we cannot forget!

This is a truly awesome film the likes of which I have not seen before. The film portrays such a deep seated belief that this is how it happened wherever the folk song collectors worked whether it be in the appalachian mountains or in deepest english rural communities. A must keep film for all enthusiats of traditional song. Robert Berry, Wiltshire Folk Arts, England.

This was an awesome movie that showed how pure the music was that the mountain occupants were singing. I thought that the lesbian scences were unnessacary and had no meaning to the story plot. Overall i thought it was a wonderful movie and many other people should join in the joy of the movie

What a piece of american history. It's important to relive the cultural roots of our nations' birth of original music

A good movie for those who appreciate great music.