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Critical Consensus

Dueling Critics
starstarstarstar Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
starstarstarstar Eric Harrison - LA Times
starstarstar Mark Caro - Chicago Tribune
starstarstar Lisa Schwarzbaum - EW
starstarstar James Berardinelli - ReelViews
starstarstar Jeff Millar - Houston Chronicle
starstarstar Jay Carr - Boston Globe
starstarstar David Stratton - Variety
starstarstar Chris Vognar - Dallas Morning News
starstar Sandra Contreras - TV Guide
starstar Mike Clark - USA Today
starstar Kevin Courrier - Boxoffice Magazine
starstar Gemma Files - Film.com
starstar Dennis Lim - Village Voice
starstar Stephen Holden - NY Times

“In a time of timid projects and easy formulas, The Red Violin has the kind of sweep and vision that we identify with elegant features from decades ago”

- Roger Ebert

“Something coarser than its music would have us believe . . . revels in cliches”

- Stephen Holden

The Red Violin
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Montage of stories tracing a 17th-century violin as it travels from the hands of its Italian maker to several owners. Samuel L. Jackson, Don McKellar, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christoph Koncz, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi, Sylvia Chang, Liu Zifeng. Director: Francois Girard (1998, NR)
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