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Several years after his childhood friend, a violin prodigy, disappears on the eve of his first solo concert, an Englishman travels throughout Europe to find him.Several years after his childhood friend, a violin prodigy, disappears on the eve of his first solo concert, an Englishman travels throughout Europe to find him.Several years after his childhood friend, a violin prodigy, disappears on the eve of his first solo concert, an Englishman travels throughout Europe to find him.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 11 nominations
Áron Rátkay
- Cello Boy
- (as Rátkay Áron)
Annamária Makai
- Piano Girl
- (as Makai Annamária)
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Did you know
- TriviaSaul Rubinek (Mr. Feinman) is the son of Holocaust survivors and was born in a refugee camp in Germany.
- GoofsThe Yellow Cab used in the film is 1991-1996 Chevrolet Caprice. This sequence of film took place in the first half of 1980s.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2020 Canadian Screen Awards for Cinematic Arts (2020)
- SoundtracksPartita for Violin No. 2, Chaconne (Clarinet Arrangement)
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Eszter Lugosi
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This is a wonderful and haunting film. It tells the story of two boys who grow up together. They are brothers through circumstances: the violinist child prodigy from the Warsaw Jewish community and the London lad who eventually befriends him when they are brought together. The story revolves around the sudden disappearance, on the day of his virtuoso concert, of the prodigy. Only near the end of the film do we discover why.
The film brilliantly deals with multiple layers and flashbacks, with perfect pacing and quite outstanding acting. The musical score is phenomenal.
This is a film about tragedy and loss, about how trauma lives on. It perfectly weaves the themes of ethnicity and religion.
It's a superb, haunting, film which I have not done justice here. In part that's because I don't want to do a review with spoilers. You have to go and see this film and allow your soul to be transported by the wonderful cinematography, script and musical score.
They don't make films as beautiful and brilliant as this very often. Go see it.
The film brilliantly deals with multiple layers and flashbacks, with perfect pacing and quite outstanding acting. The musical score is phenomenal.
This is a film about tragedy and loss, about how trauma lives on. It perfectly weaves the themes of ethnicity and religion.
It's a superb, haunting, film which I have not done justice here. In part that's because I don't want to do a review with spoilers. You have to go and see this film and allow your soul to be transported by the wonderful cinematography, script and musical score.
They don't make films as beautiful and brilliant as this very often. Go see it.
- Drabble500
- Dec 5, 2019
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- Also known as
- İsimlerin Şarkısı
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,077,584
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $39,452
- Dec 29, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $1,141,187
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
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