7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Red Violin (1998)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film explores the universal themes of art, passion, and human connection across centuries and cultures, without advocating for any specific political ideology or critiquing ideological extremes. Its focus on the enduring nature of a single object and its impact on diverse individuals renders it apolitical.
The movie incorporates a diverse cast across its global narrative, featuring characters from various cultures and time periods. Its storytelling maintains a neutral stance regarding traditional identities, focusing on universal themes rather than explicit critiques.
Secondary
The Red Violin features a significant same-sex romance between two male artists in the 19th century. Though ending tragically due to betrayal and societal constraints, the film portrays their love with dignity, complexity, and empathy, framing external forces as the source of conflict rather than their queer identity itself.
The Red Violin explores the lives of various characters across different historical periods and cultures, all connected by a single, mysterious violin. The narrative does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, focusing instead on themes of love, loss, passion, and the enduring power of art.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Red Violin features an original story with characters created specifically for the film. There are no pre-existing canonical characters from source material, previous installments, or real-world history whose gender was altered for this adaptation.
The Red Violin is an original story with fictional characters, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic of specific historical figures with established racial identities. Therefore, no character's race could have been canonically or historically altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.4
Critic Ratings
7.3
5.7
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