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Movie Overview
Cast
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Greta Scacchi
• Don McKellar
Director
• Francois Girard
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
The Red Violin (1998)

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OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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C-
"If you see it, it should be only for the wonderful solo violin of Joshua Bell."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

"A spiritually rich and musically sublime drama about the soulful dimensions of beauty. "  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

"Derided by some contrarian critics for being "safe", this is an ambitious and at times uneven epic that stretches several continents and centuries . . ."  Movie Gurus  James O'Ehley

2.5/5
"entertains with fanciful fable and contains beautiful virtuoso violin solos (by Joshua Bell) and location shooting, but offers little substance"  ToxicUniverse.com  John A. Nesbit

4/5
"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."  JWR  S. James Wegg

4/5
Read review  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

84/100
Read review  Apollo Guide  Dan Jardine

4/10
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dragan Antulov

4/4
Read review  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

3/4
Read review  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

4.5/5
Read review  Netflix  James Rocchi

high +2 out of -4..+4
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Mark R. Leeper

3/4
Read review  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

3/4
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Michael Dequina

3.5/4
Read review  Oscar Guy  Wesley Lovell

Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Jonathan F. Richards

Read review  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

Read review  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Susan Granger

Read review  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf
OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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