Review of The Red Violin (1998) by Tom S — 26 Jun 2008

This is a beautiful wonderful thoughtful film.

This review of The Red Violin (1998) was written by Tom S on 26 Jun 2008.

The Red Violin has generally received very positive reviews.

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By David Keyes (623) for Cinemaphile.org (616) on 14 Aug 2013

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