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The Red Violin

starring: Carlo Cecchi, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christoph Koncz, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi
directed by: François Girard

: The Red Violin
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783237404
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783237405
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 18, 2000
Running Time: 131 minutes
Sales Rank: 26884
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: June 11, 1999



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Mounted in high lavish style, from the opening strains to coda, The Red Violin pays homage to the careful uses of color and composition without bothering to support these qualities with any real substance. Oh, it's a class act on the surface all the way, while failing on nearly every other level to convince. The story tells the story, revealing precious little else. The 17th-century Cremonese instrument-maker Niccolo Bussotti finishes his final violin with a curious red varnish, the secret of which spans the film, yet will come as a surprise only to the very sleepy. The odd voyage of this unique violin through history is then explored from one episode to the next, from child prodigy to gypsies to Victorian virtuoso to a clandestine enclave of art lovers in Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution. This is all framed by the violin's rediscovery in present day by instrument appraiser Charles Morritz (Samuel L. Jackson), for whom the perfect instrument strikes a resonant chord. The main scheme of the film, an object connecting a number of seemingly disparate stories, has been used many times, most notably in Max Ophuls's La Ronde. But while this approach is employed elsewhere to cause one scene to reverberate against another, The Red Violin is content to leave each episode thematically unconnected with any of the others. On the decorative level, the film may satisfy many viewers with its sensuous attention to tone and detail, as well as its eclectic and expertly performed score. But as narrative it is very slight. Just pierce the pretty crust of this puff pastry and gaze in wonder at the pocket of air within. --Jim Gay



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A Must for Violin Lovers
This complex tale follows a magical violin from its tragic creation in 18th century Italy to its sale ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Travelling Violin...
What a glorious movie! You will be captivated by the intregue of this fascinating story as well as moved ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of the finest film scores out there.
With this outstanding score, John Corigliano emerges as one of the finest film composers to be found.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A MUST SEE
I believe this movie was a sleeper - a real blockbuster that no one heard about. I think this is another ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Red Violin DVD
I received a new copy of The Red Violin. It arrived in a timely manner and was in, the as discribed condition.

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