Grace of My Heart

Grace of My Heart is a 1996 American musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Allison Anders, and starring Illeana Douglas, Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz, Patsy Kensit and John Turturro. The film charts the fictional music career of Denise Waverly, an aspiring singer who writes for other artists in the pop music world of the mid-1960s. It premiered at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival and went into limited release on September 13, 1996.

This article is about the film. For the song, see Grace of My Heart (song).

Grace of My Heart
Theatrical poster
Directed byAllison Anders
Written byAllison Anders
Produced by
  • Ruth Charny
  • Daniel Hassid
  • Martin Scorsese
Starring
CinematographyJean-Yves Escoffier
Edited by
  • James Y. Kwei
  • Harvey Rosenstock
  • Thelma Schoonmaker
Music byLarry Klein
Distributed byGramercy Pictures
Release dates
  • September 8, 1996 (1996-09-08) (TIFF)
  • September 13, 1996 (1996-09-13) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$660,313

The soundtrack features artists Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, Gerry Goffin and Jill Sobule, replicating the musical style that emerged from the Brill Building, New York City's music factory in the heyday of girl groups and "pre-fab" acts like The Monkees.

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