corruption and fortune telling and lust and and revolution . not exactly what be expect from a movie name the red violin ( le violon rouge ) . writer or director francois girard dark tale take u on a journey follow nicolo bussotti masterpiece know only a the red violin and name for it unique red varnish . the italian violin maker wife and anna and be soon go to be give birth . the mother and want to know the future of her baby call upon a servant to tell it future with the help of her tarot card . when the mother and baby die and bussotti be leave with nothing but his unfinished work . the most perfect violin in the entire world . the violin make it way around europe into the hand of an orphanage where the child all learn to play the violin . one boy in particular and kaspar weiss and be consider a child prodigy . he be take in by george poussin who hop to make him into the next mozart . the journey of the violin do not end here . the violin travel across europe once more and eventually end up in china . what be mean to be a gift have become in present day montreal and the violin that be once go to be the prize possession of bussotti baby be now up for auction . several violin connoisseur and enthusiast be present to witness the unveiling of the magnificent string instrument and include charles morritz ( samuel l. jackson ) . a person from the violin past be represent by family or organization to claim it . it be rare to find a film with the main character be an inanimate object that travel so much . all of the character be link by this one instrument through one way or another . the violin itself be steep in mystery right until the very end of the film . everywhere it go there be one thing it carry with it represent the ability to enchant and dazzle and and endanger those who come into contact with it . the film excels in all area . the cinematography be extremely tasteful and compliment the academy award win score with it flow movement and well think out shot . one scene in particular the violin change hand several time yet it remain in the same part of the frame with each person . it almost appear that the world be revolve around the violin . the one part of the film that stand out have to be the story . the chop up storytelling much like that of 21 gram and pulp fiction ( although not a chop up and graphic ) be incredibly hard to do . it can not be too hard to follow or too easy to figure out . girard perfectly execute what it should be . the story be easy to follow but keep you guess the whole way through . unlike some director and girard use the language of the country that the violin travel through . some would have have english all the way through . this story seem too real to be fiction . the red violin be an absolute joy to watch . it isn not one genre . there be mystery and crime and romance and drama and and scandal . the sens will be delight with color and sound from all time period and place . this be truly a great movie go experience .