This is musically expressive.

Rating: 9/10 (13 September 1999)

"Red Violin" is a musically expressive film. The history of the main character, the "Red Violin", flashes back and forward, spanning years and centuries. I liked the fact that a character from the old past foretells the instrument's future. The compelling violin music heard and played throughout the film strongly communicates the passion, pain and obsession associated with the instrument and its owners.
Because of the vivid flashback sequences, the audience has to sense that the instrument cannot wind up in inappropriate hands; otherwise the spirit guiding its journey would be betrayed. The film's imaginative ending fits.