Red Violin - Meridian Collection (Remastered - WS) | 
| Actors: Carlo Cecchi, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi, Samuel L. Jackson
Studio: Lionsgate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 19868
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 130 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: LGED24080D
UPC: 031398240808
EAN: 0031398240808
ASIN: B00166UFTS
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A perfect red-colored violin inspires passion making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 06/03/2008 Starring: Samuel L Jackson Jason Flemyng Run time: 130 minutes Rating: R
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A fine gift June 17, 2009
S. C. J. OConnor
I got this for my friend's birthday, at his request. He was very happy with it.
 Pretentious Fluff May 11, 2009
True North (Edmonton)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bad acting, bad script, pretentious "art" film that has no soul and accomplishes nothing. What a waste of time and money. The potential is there, it just doesn't deliver.
 One of my all time favorite movies. January 30, 2009
Gracia K. Brailey (Denton, TX United States)
Everyone should see this movie! It and the OST are beautiful...it is the red violin's story down thru it's entire life. Original stoytelling at it's best
an unusual biography July 7, 2008
RO CARTER (ROCHESTER, NY USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a perfect history and biography of a handcrafted violin; with all it's many contacts with the different people who entered its life. Superbly acted and filmed with an original score. A wonderful escape into a world very rarely glimpsed by the average human.
Meridan Collection--Superb transfer to DVD June 9, 2008
Henry J. Grimm (USA)
22 out of 26 found this review helpful
This review pertains to the June 2008 release of the Meridian Collection remastering of "The Red Violin". This well-crafted saga of how a priceless, one-of-a-kind violin is passed onto various owners over time and in several countries, has been beautifully remastered. Presented in anamorphic widescreen and enchanced for widescreen TVs (16x9 aspect ratio, no black bars--the picture fills the entire screen), the picture is crystal clear and the colors are fresh and vibrant.
I viewed this DVD on a 46-inch Samsung LCD high definition TV, played on a Toshiba 1080p HD DVD player--and the picture and sound are stunning. If you play this DVD on a player that can "upconvert" a regular DVD (such as this release),the resulting image is already high definition--no need for a separate Blu-ray or HD DVD edtion.
The movie is itself, is of course, quite engaging and has more of a European/foreign film flair about it. The only well-known American movie star in this film is Samuel Jackson, who, although he is somewhat miscast in this role (as other reviewers have also noted), still manages to make his character believable--his inclusion in this movie was not a train wreck for me. The rest of the cast is quite good, although likely to be largely unknown to American audiences. If you appreciate beautiful violin music, accurate and elaborate period sets, other cultures and foreign languages (English subtitles are provided)--then you will love this film.
The "R" rating for this film could have easily been avoided. There are two brief scences in one segement of the story involving partial nudity, one of which is a sex scene (involving the violin, no less), but these scenes are not graphic or violent--one of them is actually more like a pose ("caught in the act" as it were). These scences could easily have been modified without compromising the plot, resulting in a PG-13 or even PG rating instead. Otherwise, there is no profanity or violence anywhere else in the film. This is a very light "R" film. I have seen PG-13 films that contain a greater amount of more objectionable material (frequent cursing, double entendres, etc.). This is a film that you will watch again and again. The Meridian Collection edition of "The Red Violin" is Highly recommended!
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