Interesting... to say the least...

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2001)

Hmmm... Let's watch "The Red Violin" - the movie that came out of nowhere and won the Best Score Oscar a couple of years ago.
OK - typical story of an object through the years... but wait... it's told in a unique fashion - with clips of various timeframes - now and then - sort of like The English Patient - and it works.
This movie is much better than I thought - held my interest - each of the stories is interesting, and tied together nicely by the tarot card reader. The music, of course, is outstanding.
Why didn't this movie get a wider distribution? Why did it surprise me at the Oscars when it won Best Score? Why had I never heard of it until then? You tell me.
Rating: 8/10 stars.