A great antidote for my POS (Post-Oscar Syndrome)

Rating: Null/10 (28 March 2000)

I watched this movie on tape last night, and I found it a great antidote for my post-Oscar anger, frustration and cynicism.
To appreciate the beauty of this gem, one needs to see it as a tale, a fable. It is a simple yet powerful story about love, passion and music, all priceless in the eyes of the beholder. Nicolo made the violin out of deep love for his wife and child. Little Kaspar, himself loved by Maestro Poussin, develops an unbreakable bond with the Red Violin. In the hands of Frederick the virtuoso, it becomes the instrument he has chosen to express both his love and passion for Victoria. Even in times as testing as the Cultural Revolution in China, love delivers it from peril. To the earthly and uninitiated (the Gypsies, the pawnbroker, Ruselsky), the violin is nothing more than a toy, a commodity, and a trophy. In the end, the Red Violin found its way back to how it all began - as a token of love.