Review of The Red Violin (1998) by Ioan S — 08 Dec 2013

Great story and visually beautiful movie! :).

This review of The Red Violin (1998) was written by Ioan S on 08 Dec 2013.

The Red Violin has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Brett B (1,185) on 17 May 2014

A nice story overall, but a little too long and drawn out for my taste as I found myself awaiting the ending just to have it be over with…

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