This movie needed to be advertized more!

Rating: Null/10 (27 September 1999)

I've read some negative reviews, but I have to wonder: if it is so bad, why has it been running for more than a month in a cineplex that rolls movies over in a hurry when they don't make the cut?
It is because this film is one of those "sleepers" that no one hears about until the Oscar Awards come out and then everybody wants to run out and see it. People are telling other people to see it and they are. Too bad this beautiful film has to rely on the grapevine like this. If they had been able to advertize, I think it would be a much bigger hit.
Go see this movie! It's worth the trip! I could go on about what it is about, but other people have covered the basics very well on this site. Be warned though: The English lord has some weird sexual tastes, and the creation of the violin's red color is stomach churning. But the rest of the film is magnifico! Don't miss!!