Directed by. Francois Girard. There is a kind of ideal beauty that reduces us all to yearning for perfection. "The Red Violin'' is about that yearning. It traces the story of a violin ("the single most perfect acoustical machine I've ever seen,'' says a restorer) from its maker in 17th century Italy to an auction room in modern Montreal.
'The Red Violin': That Old Fiddle Sure Got Around
film score can artistically make or break a movie, especially one -- like "The Red Violin" -- that aspires to a loftier-than-average cultural tone. Whenever the music swells in this extravagant time-traveling costume drama tracing the 300-year life of a priceless hand-crafted violin, "The Red Violin" begins to assume the intense emotional ...
FILM REVIEW; That Old Fiddle Sure Got Around
The yarn begins at an auction in present-day Montreal where we watch the sale of a Stradivarius violin for nearly $2 million. Next up on the block is the newly restored red violin, which arrived ...
The Red Violin
The Red Violin (French: Le Violon Rouge) is a 1998 drama film directed by François Girard and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang.It spans four centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a mysterious red-coloured violin and its many owners. The instrument, made in Cremona in 1681 with a future forecast by tarot cards, makes its way to Montreal in 1997, where ...
The Red Violin
Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review dave s The Red Violin follows the trail of a rare instrument from its creation in 17th century Italy to its sale at an auction ...
The Red Violin (1998)
The Red Violin: Directed by François Girard. With Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Anita Laurenzi, Tommaso Puntelli. A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.
FILM; Trauma and Tragedy Follow Many a Fine Fiddle
In 1996, Maria Grevesmuhl, a professor at the conservatory in Bremen, Germany, and the owner of a 1694 Strad, was pushed down a flight of steps by a mugger with designs on her fiddle. The violin ...
The Red Violin
This movie may no doubt be spectacular to violin fanatics or those who can appreciate extensive periods of violin solos, but for the average viewer these moments are too numerous and repetitive and frankly boring. The ending is also poor, but overall (despite overdoing the musical scenes) it is a watchable movie. Could have been shorter though ...
The Red Violin
The story lines, while having little direct connection to historical events, are obviously grounded in musical and artistic legend. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 7, 2004. It is ...
The Red Violin
Film; Reviews; Sep 7, 1998 12:00am PT The Red Violin (English, Italian, German, French and Mandarin dialogue.) By David Stratton. Plus Icon. David Stratton Latest; Finding Joy 21 years ago
The Red Violin (1998) Movie Review
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
The Red Violin Review
Inevitably, tragedy strikes and, another century on, the violin is transformed into an erotic stimulus for British wild-child virtuoso Frederick Pope (Jason Flemyng), which is where Scacchi comes in.
The Red Violin (1998) directed by François Girard • Reviews, film
Synopsis. 300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
The Red Violin critic reviews
Metacritic aggregates music, game, tv, and movie reviews from the leading critics. Only Metacritic.com uses METASCORES, which let you know at a glance how each item was reviewed. ... The Red Violin Critic Reviews. Add My Rating Critic Reviews User Reviews Cast & Crew Details 57 ...
Review: 'The Red Violin' strings viewers along
This film has its sweetly musical passages, but a lot of the notes stand out as clinkers. "The Red Violin" has a little bit of everything: Violence, nudity, laughable sex and an enraged woman ...
Revisiting "The Red Violin"
The Red Violin, in particular, was so much fun to watch again. I needed the break from reality and I miss classical music events and the performing arts like mad. I love stories you can sink yourself into, and when the main character in a movie is a violin, and is well done, I'm all over it. The Red Violin can be divided into three sections ...
The Red Violin (1998)
Jess-24 6 December 1998. this movie, like a book of short stories, can hook you once and annoy you the next. The segments follow a violin for 3 centuries obviously shooting for a wide range of settings, thus a wide range of stories and characters. But they are all much different.
The Red Violin
The Red Violin A saga of love and music spanning more than 300 years, Canadian director Francois Girard's follow-up to his well-regarded "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" is nothing if ...
The Red Violin (1998 Movie): Summary & Analysis
Summary: The Red Violin was written by François Girard and Don McKellar. Girard also directed this international co-production between Canada, the UK and Italy, which was released in theatres in 1998. The film won an Oscar for Best Original Musical Score, and the Canadian equivalent in the following Genie Awards: Best Picture, Best Director and.
Movie Review: : NPR
NPR's Dean Olsher reports on a new movie "The Red Violin." The film is about an emotional tale of a violin's journey through four centuries. ... Movie Review: May 26, 1999 12:00 AM ET.
The Red Violin (1998)
The Red Violin is a film directed by François Girard with Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Jason Flemyng, Colm Feore .... Year: 1998. Original title: Le Violon rouge (The Red Violin). Synopsis: This fictional movie, using flashbacks, spans over four centuries from the late 17th century to the end of the 20th century. It also spans three continents, Europe, Asia and North America.
The Red Violin (1998)
22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 90. Los Angeles Times. While it's possible to view this movie like a short-story collection, putting check marks beside the selections one likes best, to do so would deny the pleasure of experiencing this beautifully crafted, intricately designed story the way it was intended, as an organic whole. [11 ...
The Red Violin
Girard and McKellar's The Red Violin tells the tale of a very special instrument — a perfectly crafted 17th-century violin finished with a mysterious red glaze. The final masterpiece of a virtuoso craftsman, the violin sits in a Montreal auction house waiting to be sold. As the auction proceeds, the violin's history is revealed through four interconnected tales spanning 300 years.
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Directed by. Francois Girard. There is a kind of ideal beauty that reduces us all to yearning for perfection. "The Red Violin'' is about that yearning. It traces the story of a violin ("the single most perfect acoustical machine I've ever seen,'' says a restorer) from its maker in 17th century Italy to an auction room in modern Montreal.
film score can artistically make or break a movie, especially one -- like "The Red Violin" -- that aspires to a loftier-than-average cultural tone. Whenever the music swells in this extravagant time-traveling costume drama tracing the 300-year life of a priceless hand-crafted violin, "The Red Violin" begins to assume the intense emotional ...
The yarn begins at an auction in present-day Montreal where we watch the sale of a Stradivarius violin for nearly $2 million. Next up on the block is the newly restored red violin, which arrived ...
The Red Violin (French: Le Violon Rouge) is a 1998 drama film directed by François Girard and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang.It spans four centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a mysterious red-coloured violin and its many owners. The instrument, made in Cremona in 1681 with a future forecast by tarot cards, makes its way to Montreal in 1997, where ...
Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review dave s The Red Violin follows the trail of a rare instrument from its creation in 17th century Italy to its sale at an auction ...
The Red Violin: Directed by François Girard. With Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Anita Laurenzi, Tommaso Puntelli. A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.
In 1996, Maria Grevesmuhl, a professor at the conservatory in Bremen, Germany, and the owner of a 1694 Strad, was pushed down a flight of steps by a mugger with designs on her fiddle. The violin ...
This movie may no doubt be spectacular to violin fanatics or those who can appreciate extensive periods of violin solos, but for the average viewer these moments are too numerous and repetitive and frankly boring. The ending is also poor, but overall (despite overdoing the musical scenes) it is a watchable movie. Could have been shorter though ...
The story lines, while having little direct connection to historical events, are obviously grounded in musical and artistic legend. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 7, 2004. It is ...
Film; Reviews; Sep 7, 1998 12:00am PT The Red Violin (English, Italian, German, French and Mandarin dialogue.) By David Stratton. Plus Icon. David Stratton Latest; Finding Joy 21 years ago
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
Inevitably, tragedy strikes and, another century on, the violin is transformed into an erotic stimulus for British wild-child virtuoso Frederick Pope (Jason Flemyng), which is where Scacchi comes in.
Synopsis. 300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
Metacritic aggregates music, game, tv, and movie reviews from the leading critics. Only Metacritic.com uses METASCORES, which let you know at a glance how each item was reviewed. ... The Red Violin Critic Reviews. Add My Rating Critic Reviews User Reviews Cast & Crew Details 57 ...
This film has its sweetly musical passages, but a lot of the notes stand out as clinkers. "The Red Violin" has a little bit of everything: Violence, nudity, laughable sex and an enraged woman ...
The Red Violin, in particular, was so much fun to watch again. I needed the break from reality and I miss classical music events and the performing arts like mad. I love stories you can sink yourself into, and when the main character in a movie is a violin, and is well done, I'm all over it. The Red Violin can be divided into three sections ...
Jess-24 6 December 1998. this movie, like a book of short stories, can hook you once and annoy you the next. The segments follow a violin for 3 centuries obviously shooting for a wide range of settings, thus a wide range of stories and characters. But they are all much different.
The Red Violin A saga of love and music spanning more than 300 years, Canadian director Francois Girard's follow-up to his well-regarded "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" is nothing if ...
Summary: The Red Violin was written by François Girard and Don McKellar. Girard also directed this international co-production between Canada, the UK and Italy, which was released in theatres in 1998. The film won an Oscar for Best Original Musical Score, and the Canadian equivalent in the following Genie Awards: Best Picture, Best Director and.
NPR's Dean Olsher reports on a new movie "The Red Violin." The film is about an emotional tale of a violin's journey through four centuries. ... Movie Review: May 26, 1999 12:00 AM ET.
The Red Violin is a film directed by François Girard with Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Jason Flemyng, Colm Feore .... Year: 1998. Original title: Le Violon rouge (The Red Violin). Synopsis: This fictional movie, using flashbacks, spans over four centuries from the late 17th century to the end of the 20th century. It also spans three continents, Europe, Asia and North America.
22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 90. Los Angeles Times. While it's possible to view this movie like a short-story collection, putting check marks beside the selections one likes best, to do so would deny the pleasure of experiencing this beautifully crafted, intricately designed story the way it was intended, as an organic whole. [11 ...
Girard and McKellar's The Red Violin tells the tale of a very special instrument — a perfectly crafted 17th-century violin finished with a mysterious red glaze. The final masterpiece of a virtuoso craftsman, the violin sits in a Montreal auction house waiting to be sold. As the auction proceeds, the violin's history is revealed through four interconnected tales spanning 300 years.
When does rooting for the damned stop being worthwhile or even productive? Viewers' sympathies are worked over throughout the grim Austrian folk horror drama "The Devil's Bath," a dreadful period piece about a pious woman who seems doomed by her circumstances. Agnes starts and remains ...