The Red Violin

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Denny O @DennyOR Jan 15 The cinematography is mind blowing from beginning to end. The section of the movie that takes place in China is the most realistic depiction of Mao's Cultural Revolution I've ever seen. For those two reasons alone, plus all the beautiful violin music throughout, I would definitely recommend it. (P.S. One of the movie's segments justifies the R rating, and there are some grim elements in the story.) See more Harold P @RT65831586 07/30/2025 Little known film of Samuel L. Jackson, but one of his greatest! See more Leo P @RT23366938 11/20/2024 The last card in the deck is always the card of Death. But this time around it's upside down. The varnish on the violin is human blood, but it's the soul of it that travels through centuries making it immortal. Some things are worthless, some have great value. It's not always easy to tell which is which, though. See more Julian M @jumont20 09/26/2023 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩 See more Glenda R @RT57145521 09/16/2023 My son and I don't always agree on movies. His genre is often to dark for my tastes. But his enthusiasm over this movie won me over. He and I couldn't stop talking about it! What a beautiful and mysterious ride throughout history. How could it be almost 25 years old and no one we know has seen or heard of it. We are avid movie buffs, but somehow we missed this treasure. Now we both consider it to be one of our favorite movies of all time! You must see it to appreciate it. You might even want to see it twice to really appreciate it. See more Benjamin G @BxDxGx 07/28/2023 As one professional reviewer stated, "This is filmmaking of the highest order" and I would have to agree. Each piece of art in this world has its own story that many of us will likely never know, some mundane while others full of wonder and mystery. This film does a remarkable job portraying the so-called "red violin" story that travels far and wide both in distance and time. It reveals the power of music and art's ability to connect us through culture and history. The auction serves as a focal point that helps emphasize shared appreciation for relics and antiques across the world that we hold onto dearly for value, admiration, appreciation, status, to name a few nouns. I'm personally not the biggest fans of flashbacks but enjoyed how the movie weaves the story back and forth between the auction and the violin's history, allowing itself to capture various aspects of humanity from rich to poor, religious to secular, East to West, and manages to do so without an ounce of snobbery or foolishness. See more Read all reviews

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