Talk:The Red Violin

message: Since this movie is in several languages (all of which appear in the title card), why is the French title given preference?  I would understand if it is a legal issue for a movie from Quebec, but I hope it is for no other reason. -Acjelen 01:01, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Title

message: This seems incidental, but both Grand Illusion and Apocalypse Now have only four languages listed on IMDb (and only one each listed on their WP articles).  Obviously four is not "more than four".  I haven't seen Grand Illusion and couldn't make it through Apocalypse Now, so I can't say if IMDb is incorrect. -Acjelen 23:16, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed the whole section. Apocalypse Now isn't "in four languages", the relevant dialogue is always in English even if there are occasional words in other languages; this is nothing like The Red Violin. Cop 633 01:00, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other >4 multi-language films 

message: Vienna
* Christoph Koncz - Kaspar Weiss
* Jean-Luc Bideau - Georges Poussin
Oxford
* Jason Flemyng - Frederick Pope
* Greta Scacchi - Victoria Byrd
What historical figures are these based on?-69.87.199.48 12:05, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical figures? 

message: I'm trying to remember who it was, but a very early famous photographer pioneered that idea for a photo and I think the picture is trying to emulate the photo which I saw reproduced in an issue of Mental Floss.  I'll have to remember who the photographer was. --Bobak 21:20, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You're thinking of Man Ray. Here's a link. http://www.roland-collection.com/rolandcollection/section/18/568.htm --Mrs Scarborough 17:08, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poster image (woman / violin) 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Redviolin.jpg

message: diff
The last time we see Pope, he has the violin in his left hand, holding it by the root of the neck. In following scenes, there is an obvious patch in the wood of the neck root, looking very much like repaired bullet damage, commented on and re-done to a higher standard at the auction house. Without other motive plainly stated, the bits of cinematography mentioned above strongly suggest that the loss of the hand, or the loss of the use of it, is what prompts him to end his life. Comment? __Just plain Bill (talk) 00:56, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pope's "presumably shattered" left hand 

message: Whomever put that criticism about the description being 'excessively long' has obviously NEVER seen this beautiful film. One can't talk about this move and keep it concise. It has many facet to it and to 'dummy' down the description would be absolutely CRIMINAL.  Please keep it as is. Don't cater to people with short attention spans.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.21.115.10 (talk) 19:25, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: In my work on this article (expanding production, release, reception, etc.) I've tried to condense the plot summary. It's not just summarizing for low attention spans- needless detail can infringe copyright, and there were a lot of details. But you do have a point that this was a very tough one to condense. There's a lot of plot packed in. It's still a little bit longer than conventional, but "There is no universal set length for a plot summary" Ribbet32 (talk) 08:07, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Criticism re: length of description

message: The revelation for the reason behind the violin's unique color was kept for the end of the film. Not just the scientific analysis, but the scene where it's creator, the Nicolò Bussotti character, in his grief, brings his dead wife {the Anna Rudolfi character) to his workshop and collects her blood to use in the varnish. He even creates a brush from her hair with which to apply it. It's the climax of the film and the reason why the tarot card reading follows the history of the instrument beyond the life of Anna Rudolfi. The theft is another, milder climax, then the rest is dénouement. In this article, the reveal occurs in the text in the earliest chronological section, Cremona, 1681, diluting it's significance. Thank you, Wordreader (talk) 04:45, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Much better now in my opinion. Thank you! Wordreader (talk) 05:32, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  The big reveal?