Author: Carlo Cecchi

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 13-07-1999

Details: Amazon.ca A majestic fresco spanning the ages, The Red Violin, by François Girard, is to date the most accomplished film from the director of Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould. The splendid screenplay by Girard and Don McKellar traces the epic journey of a legendary violin, from the workshop of a 17th-century Italian luthier (Carlo Cecchi) to the present day, as the precious instrument is sold at auction, appraised by an American expert (Samuel L. Jackson). In between, the violin crosses 18th-century Austria, Victorian England, and the Cultural Revolution in China, changing the lives of a child prodigy (Christoph Koncz), a royalist musician (Jean-Luc Bideau), a British virtuoso (Jason Flemyng), a woman of letters (Greta Scacchi), and a Chinese activist (Sylvia Chang). Acclaimed by the public, critics, and the film industry (Genie and Jutra awards for Best Film), The Red Violin is one of those rare works that manages to combine the scope of a historical film with a sense of detail and emotion. François Girard's sensitive eye makes this journey through time a striking metaphor for creation, love, and immortality. From Alain Dostie's cinematography to Gaëtan Huot's editing, and including François Séguin's set design and Renée April's costumes, every aspect of the film is impeccable. Furthermore, the score by John Corigliano (Oscar for Best Original Score) mirrors this magnificent Red Violin, being at once grandiose and intimate. --Éric Fourlanty

UPC: 807581139651

EAN: 0807581139651

Languages: French

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood