The magic of movies consists of losing your sense of space and time.

Rating: 7/10 (1 April 2000)

And The Red Violin achieves it. The idea of following an object through the years during four centuries is brilliant, and the atmosphere of mystery and curse that surrounds the instrument hooks viewer's attention and curiosity in what will happen with the auction and who will finally get the precious article. Of course, it has its cons, such as being a little bit long and the fact that the mystery of the violin's colour was rather easy to solve before it's explained. In any case, it's an advisable movie.