{"id":14003,"date":"2023-01-31T12:57:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canfilmday.ca\/film\/the-red-violin\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T18:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T18:05:09","slug":"the-red-violin","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/canfilmday.ca\/film\/the-red-violin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Red Violin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Girard and McKellar\u2019s The Red Violin<\/em> tells the tale of a very special instrument \u2014 a perfectly crafted 17th-century violin finished with a mysterious red glaze. The final masterpiece of a virtuoso craftsman, the violin sits in a Montreal auction house waiting to be sold.<\/p>\n As the auction proceeds, the violin\u2019s history is revealed through four interconnected tales spanning 300 years. And as it passes through the hands of musicians in Italy, Vienna, London and Shanghai, the violin fills its owners\u2019 lives with romance, adventure, intrigue and tragedy. At the centre of the story is the instrument\u2019s dark secret, which is revealed only at the film\u2019s suspenseful finale.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a time of timid projects and easy formulas, The Red Violin <\/em>has the kind of sweep and vision that we identify with elegant features from decades ago.\u201d \u2014 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n