lupe0824 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Can anyone reccomend a good movie like "The Red Violin"? I'v looked but have not found anything. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Violiner Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 What exactly about The Red Violin did you like? It's hard to offer suggestions without a little more information. Tons of people "poo-pooed" Immortal Beloved but I throughly enjoyed it, enough to buy my own copy. If you've not seen or heard the ending re: who is the Immortal Beloved, you might enjoy it. Just watch with a grain of salt re: historical accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erika Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 What's the name of the one with Hugh Grant as Chopin? It's not the world's best movie, but I'm willing to overlook that as long as Hugh Grant is on camera. There's a French art film called Un Couer en Hiver, basically a love-triangle movie with plenty of violin scenes thrown in for ambiance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FINPROF Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 If I remember correctly, the French movie was about a violin maker married to Catherine Deneuve. That is the best reason I can think of to take up violin making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy_Gallo Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Impromptu : Chopin and George Sand Un Coeur en hiver Luthier and violinist (Emmanuelle Beart) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy_Gallo Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Intermezzo: A Love Story "A concert violinist becomes charmed with his daughter's talented piano teacher. " Ken Russell's The Music Lovers - Tchaikovsky Immortal Beloved Gary Oldman as Beethoven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy jane Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 It's not about violin, but Jean-Jacques Beineix's Diva is an excellent film with lots of ideas about music and performance, as well as some action/thriller elements and a dash of fairy tale, all wrapped up in a very stylish package. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ispirati Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 If Imortal Beloved is considered relevent to this topic... Then I would like to recommand Amadeus for Mozart. I am surprised that no one recommanded this one so far. It won 8 academy awards!!! Not only the music is wonderful, the entire movie is very entertaining. I think this is definitely one of the best movie ever made. I can't say how true the story is. But the production is Miraculous... Murray Abraham is sensational in the movie as Salieri. In my teenage years, I use to watch this movie at least once a week. I must have seen this movie at least a hundred times, with most of the dialog memorized. If you have not seen it, it is a must for anyone who loves classical music or for any movie lovers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erika Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 quote: Originally posted by: ispirati I can't say how true the story is. Not much, but it's a great film as long as you approach it as fiction. Did anyone see the one about Alma Mahler? I think it was called Bride of the Wind. I meant to see it when it was released, then never made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy_Gallo Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Bride of the Wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnybear Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 How historically accurate is "Immortal Beloved"..I am sure that it is ramped up for the big screen, but I am curious as to how much is based on fact. I have not read any Beethoven biography yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarylG Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Another "music movie" that I really enjoyed is "Shine". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebuch Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings of the World) Gérard Depardieu Story about the student Marin Marais, and his teacher Sainte Colombe (can't remember his actual name at the moment). The music may to some be a bit repetitive, but to me this is what music is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violinguy1234 Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 I found Taking Sides to be pretty good. It's about the Berlin Philharmonic conductor, Furtwangler (not sure about spelling). It's pretty good, not great, not bad, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobH Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Ladies in Lavender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thom Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 There is a very interesting new French film called something like "My Heart Skipped a Beat." It is very good and is a sort of remake of a 1970s movie called "Fingers" that starred Harvey Keitel and is considered by some to be the best film he ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnybear Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 oh, here's one I forgot about.. The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T http://www.netflix.com/MovieDi...d=73&movieid=60020210 the only unanimated Dr. Seuss film he made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIOLAREVELER Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 I watched the directors cut of Amadeus the other day, and I had no idea it was filmed in Prague. No shock there, but these days the slightest mention of Prague gets me excited. What an amazing city, anyway, Since it's all I can think of... for anyone in the mood for a warm, non-serious movie about music, check out Mr. Holland's Opus with Richard Dreyfuss. I think it's a good story about the power of music in our lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMORI Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 I have both the Frech movie and Immortal beloved. Both are not great, but worthwhile. I recently got a copy of "Stradivari", starring Anthony Quinn. Again, not great but makes interesting viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickia Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 quote: Originally posted by: Gray Violiner What exactly about The Red Violin did you like? It's hard to offer suggestions without a little more information. Tons of people "poo-pooed" Immortal Beloved but I throughly enjoyed it, enough to buy my own copy. If you've not seen or heard the ending re: who is the Immortal Beloved, you might enjoy it. Just watch with a grain of salt re: historical accuracy. "THe REd Violin" is the great movie that motivates me play violin seriously. I first watched that movie last christmas, and it inspired me to take lesson at Feburary 2005 This movie has some technical flaws in the eyes of violin veterans, but to beginners and verage joes, it's just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toscha Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I enjoyed "They shall have music." The story is not particularly extraordinary (though warm-hearted), but you can watch Heifetz in superb form performing Saint-Saens' "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" as well as several other numbers. The other movie I like is "Brief Encounter." Although the story is not about musicians, the way the movie used the Rachmaninoff 2nd concerto is quite extraordinary. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstup Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 the Jacklyn Duprue movie. Don't recall the exact name. I believe it's Hillary and Jackie. The story of her tragic life. ah, found it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150915/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchViolins Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Do you mean: Jacqueline du Pré? She was a great cellist. See also this link: www.jacquelinedupre.net/jdupre/whoisjdp.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 A movie that is not just violin related, but I really like is Mr. Holland's Opus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erika Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Without getting into the politics of the film, there's a brilliant scene in Munich in which an assassination is carried out while music drifts out the window from a nearby music school. If I remember right, it's a kid working on the Tchaikovsky concerto. That has to be one of the most effective uses of violin I've seen in film in a while. I'd love to know whether John Williams had anything to do with that, or if it was strictly a Spielberg idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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