Unsatisfactory

Rating: 4/10 (5 February 2000)

Visually, this movie has everything going for it. Costume and set design and cinematography win my applause, and maybe some awards. Unfortunately, though, the script was weak, and much of the acting weaker. Maybe due to the brevity of each piece, I couldn't connect with the the characters or their relationship to the violin-the central theme in each of the 5 stories. Maybe you have to be a string player to fully appreciate this one, it seems to be written by and for violinists.