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 enlarge | Director: François Girard
Actors: Carlo Cecchi, Jean-luc Bideau, Christoph Koncz, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  274 reviews
Sales Rank: 2254
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), German (Original Language), Italian (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 131 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: VMMD8312D
ISBN: 1588177653
UPC: 031398831228
EAN: 9781588177650
ASIN: B00008RV1S
Theatrical Release Date: June 11, 1999
Release Date: May 20, 2003
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 Pretty Vignettes, Nothing More July 2, 2008
Giordano Bruno (Wherever I am, I am.)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I came to this film backwards, from the experience of the Red Violin Concerto composed by John Corigliano, on the basis of the musical theme he contributed to the movie. The concerto is a vigorous, dramatic piece of music, with even a bit of emotional profundity about it, so I was expecting a movie of some depth. I have to say, I was disappointed. This is a sprawling edisodic melodrama, set in Renaissance Italy, Rococo Austria, Victorian England, and Maoist China, and when bow comes to string it's a movie about an art thief who succeeds, with no apologies. Now it's not every day that I get to practice my Italian, German, and Mandarin all in one sitting, so that's worth one star. The Italian and Austrian sets were beautiful, so there's another star. The "monastery" in the Alps was in reality a castle where I've spent time, so one star more for nostalgia. The depiction of China during the Cultural Revolution was mortally vivid, so there's a fourth star. However, the whole thing stalled unmercifully for lack of anything approaching suspense or drama, so I'm deducting one star, leaving three.
By all means, listen to the CD of the full Red Violin Concerto, as performed by Joshua Bell. It's a work of art.
 A Great Story Done in an Original and Most interesting Way June 12, 2008
Chris J. Jenkins
This movie should have received multiple Academy Awards, but alas, I guess there werte not enough explosions in the movie. The story of a wonderful instrument, and all the lives it touched over the centuries, is one of my favorite moviers ever.
 Worth watching and maybe even buying April 27, 2008
K. Hudson (Tempe, AZ)
I don't buy many DVDs, but I own this one. I typically prefer to purchase comedies, but this is a pretty good drama/saga. I don't think it was as good as The Green Mile, American Beauty, Shawshank Redemtion or other top notch dramas that I have seen. However, I found it as good or better than movies like Pollack, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, No Man's Land, and a few other off the high volume path. If you don't know any of the movies I have mentioned and you are looking for something with a typical Hollywood theme, then this movie is not for you. This movie is more like a bunch of little stories (little dramas) woven into two larger stories (the origin of the violin and the story of the violin being auctioned off). The mini-stories do not typically have happy endings, there is a lot of tragedy. There is a sense of justice implied by the actual ending of the film, but I would not call it a happy tale and it is not particularly ethical or moral. I know, it doesn't read like an endorsement, but I do think that this is a good film and worth watching more than once.
The Red Violin Movie April 26, 2008
D. Joyce
I love this movie which traces a violin built in the middle ages through all the different owners which have have heard it being played and had to possess it at all costs. The tragic story of the violin makers' wife (which I won't reveal here) is woven throughout the story of the violin. Beautifully filmed. I would highly recommend this movie.
Wonderful film, wonderful soundtrack April 12, 2008
Lesa Potos (Milwaukee, WI)
An engrossing film about the "life" of a fine, Italian violin through the centuries. Joshua Bell solos in the soundtrack.
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