The Violin Player
3 main characters
Karin - the violin player who can't play anymore so teaches
Antii - the student
Bjorn- Karin's former conductor and mentor
No need to provide plot outline; it's available elsewhere and not too complicated. Shot with a lot of close-ups with the background out of focus. signifies, perhaps, the future is unknown for all three. A sensory experience - the music is beautiful; Karin's country house is beautiful - snow, ice, brittle, like Karin; the Strad is beautiful - Antii smells it, and you can almost smell it too. Curiously, though it's not an emotional experience. The three main characters are not very likeable; it's hard to feel for them. Psychologically, though it's very intriguing; who is using who. They all take from each other but give very little in return. Their obsessions are intertwined. Overall, a fine film and worth a look.
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No need to provide plot outline; it's available elsewhere and not too complicated. Shot with a lot of close-ups with the background out of focus. signifies, perhaps, the future is unknown for all three. A sensory experience - the music is beautiful; Karin's country house is beautiful - snow, ice, brittle, like Karin; the Strad is beautiful - Antii smells it, and you can almost smell it too. Curiously, though it's not an emotional experience. The three main characters are not very likeable; it's hard to feel for them. Psychologically, though it's very intriguing; who is using who. They all take from each other but give very little in return. Their obsessions are intertwined. Overall, a fine film and worth a look.
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