Review of The Red Violin (1998) by Leonardo - Malacay - S — 04 Feb 2009

The film was there to uphold the amazingly beautiful score.

This review of The Red Violin (1998) was written by Leonardo - Malacay - S on 04 Feb 2009.

The Red Violin has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Mike K (761) on 10 Aug 2012

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Kind of plays on the whole cursed object idea…

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Despite the fact that the soundtrack is done by Joshua Bell, this movie is still a jewel, with a superior story and absolutely fantastic score…

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The Red Violin (Le violon rouge)' (1998) features such dramatic undertones from all different geographical places in time…

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Amazing plot. And to think the 'star' of the film is an inanimae onject…

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This movie could have been four starts if there was a better production team behind it. Totally jumped around way too much…

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