The Red Violin (1998)
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Reviews Counted: 38 Fresh: 27 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins
Synopsis: THE RED VIOLIN follows the unusual journey of an original and unique violin as it survives three centuries, ultimately turning up at a present-day auction in Montreal. The violin transforms all those who play it into a Svengali, from traveling Gypsies to a famous concert violinist in... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Don McKellar
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07/31/08
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04/09/05
François Girard ... with co-writer Don McKellar and an able cast, has spun a yarn that crosses all manner of boundaries: geographic, artistic, and taste.
10/10/04
The story lines, while having little direct connection to historical events, are obviously grounded in musical and artistic legend.
10/07/04
It is disconcerting to see {Jackson}...after watching his exceptional performances as crazy criminals in two Quentin Tarantino movies.
07/02/04
entertains with fanciful fable and contains beautiful virtuoso violin solos (by Joshua Bell) and location shooting, but offers little substance
07/02/03
Derided by some contrarian critics for being "safe", this is an ambitious and at times uneven epic that stretches several continents and centuries . . .
05/25/03
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