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The Red Violin

Drama. Mystery 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. It follows the story of the famous, mysterious, haunting, mesmerizing, "Red Violin" (as told from the perspective of a sooth sayer from Cremona, Italy, Cesca) from the time it is made by famous Northern Italian violin maker, Nicolo Bussotti to it's ... [+]
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United StatesUnited States Los Angeles Times "While it's possible to view this movie like a short-story collection (...) to do so would deny the pleasure of experiencing this beautifully crafted, intricately designed story the way it was intended" POS
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
"There really is a little something here for everyone: music and culture, politics and passion, crime and intrigue, history and even the backstage intrigue of the auction business" POS
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The New York Times
The New York Times
"Wants to make a grand statement about the mystical power of great music. But give or take some scattered musical moments, the frame in which that message is couched is too kitschy to let that vision catch fire."  NEU
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
"Carefully crafted, lushly romantic" POS
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
"The filmmakers have created a pretentious extended 'Twilight Zone' episode with obscenely high production values" NEU
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SFGATE
SFGATE
"Some will say this film is overly ambitious, but what the hell. The man put five years of his life into making this epic mystery. We can surely give it two hours of ours"  POS
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
"Although not all of the movements are fleshed out to their full potential, The Red Violin still attains a certain symphonic grandeur that deserves to be applauded." POS
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