A music film tells about a perfect violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.
22 August 1958, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
9 December 1967, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
19 April 1966, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
14 November 1930, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
12 November 1979, Beijing, China
17 September 1971, Montréal, Québec, Canada
25 September 1966, Putney, London, England, UK
8 September 1955, Hampstead, London, England, UK
10 August 1950, Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
28 April 1948, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
21 December 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
25 January 1939, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
1938, Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK
22 July 1953, Chiayi, Taiwan
30 October 1965, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 25, 2003
Derided by some contrarian critics for being "safe", this is an ambitious and at times uneven epic that stretches several continents and centuries . . .October 10, 2004
François Girard ... with co-writer Don McKellar and an able cast, has spun a yarn that crosses all manner of boundaries: geographic, artistic, and taste.October 07, 2004
The story lines, while having little direct connection to historical events, are obviously grounded in musical and artistic legend.August 15, 2013
Like the immaculate instrument it follows, "The Red Violin" is a piece of filmmaking fully refined by the hands of someone who believed in the material, and the effect it leaves us with is one of transcendence.July 02, 2004
It is disconcerting to see {Jackson}...after watching his exceptional performances as crazy criminals in two Quentin Tarantino movies.January 01, 2000
a composition in five movements. Although the primary theme (the violin) ties all the segments together, it is but a thin string.March 05, 2002
A spiritually rich and musically sublime drama about the soulful dimensions of beauty.May 26, 2006
A surprisingly exciting and delicate epic.July 02, 2003
entertains with fanciful fable and contains beautiful virtuoso violin solos (by Joshua Bell) and location shooting, but offers little substance