Music is all that matters..

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2001)

This is a story about a spectacular violin that was made long ago. The story starts off as a master craftsman in Italy looses his wife and newborn during an awful birthing. As a result hey uses the blood of his dead wife as a varnish for the instrument and it transforms all who come across this violin into pure fanatics as it seems the soul of the dead wife inhabits the instrument and makes music like the heavens. There are 5 stories as the violin is handed down, traveled through countries from France, Germany, China, and then modern day North America. The climax of the film towards the end of the story involves an auction house that has the violin in which several parties are all trying to get it.
This was a great film and even though it dragged at times it truly shows what music can do to ones soul. Relationships broken, hopes lost, joy found all through music as it transcends history. Although some parts were a bit lengthy the music score keeps you sitting tight and pleased. There are also some humorous moments for the film, certainly lead violinists all have a chip on their shoulder. But one thing is for certain, music is all unifiying, it breaks down walls, politics, hate, greed, and is all encompasing and all it takes is one little instrument.
Rating 8 out of 10