Review of The Red Violin (1998) by Sofia N — 04 Feb 2009

The film was there to uphold the amazingly beautiful score.

This review of The Red Violin (1998) was written by Sofia N on 04 Feb 2009.

The Red Violin has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Jared G (220) on 24 Jun 2013

The most exquisite of instruments with a fantastic story behind it…

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By Jamie S (442) on 27 Oct 2012

An exquisite story of love, talent, lust, sorrow, and life in this story about a violin living throughout the course of hundreds of years…

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By Janik B (12) on 24 Mar 2013

The music is so touching and love the script…

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This is a fabulous movie, but then again I love intertwining plots so ... yeah…

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By Jesse B (855) on 29 Jun 2013

I thought that about the first half of this movie was passable, followed by terrible middle section and an end that did not quite redeem itself,…

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