The Red Violin

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Cork B @RT87142816 Sep 3, 2026 It's fine. It looks good, there is a lot of effort put into the set pieces. Jackson plays a much more subdued character, which was refreshing. That all said, the anthology structure doesn't give you time to care about any one character. I guess you could say the violin is the character, but it is a block of wood. The ending was confusing and dumb - if they were going with the tarot card structure, the violin should have met its demise at the end of the movie... unless they are setting us up for a sequel 300 years from now???? See more Denny O @DennyOR Jan 15, 2026 The cinematography is mind blowing from beginning to end. The section of the movie that takes place in China is the most realistic depiction of Mao's Cultural Revolution I've ever seen. For those two reasons alone, plus all the beautiful violin music throughout, I would definitely recommend it. (P.S. One of the movie's segments justifies the R rating, and there are some grim elements in the story.) See more Harold P @RT65831586 Jul 30, 2025 Little known film of Samuel L. Jackson, but one of his greatest! See more Leo P @RT23366938 Nov 20, 2024 The last card in the deck is always the card of Death. But this time around it's upside down. The varnish on the violin is human blood, but it's the soul of it that travels through centuries making it immortal. Some things are worthless, some have great value. It's not always easy to tell which is which, though. See more Julian M @jumont20 Sep 26, 2023 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩 See more Glenda R @RT57145521 Sep 16, 2023 My son and I don't always agree on movies. His genre is often to dark for my tastes. But his enthusiasm over this movie won me over. He and I couldn't stop talking about it! What a beautiful and mysterious ride throughout history. How could it be almost 25 years old and no one we know has seen or heard of it. We are avid movie buffs, but somehow we missed this treasure. Now we both consider it to be one of our favorite movies of all time! You must see it to appreciate it. You might even want to see it twice to really appreciate it. See more Read all reviews

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