Wednesday March 7th 2012
Canada/Italy/UK  130 minutes
Director: Francois Girard
Starring: Samuel Jackson, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi, Don McKellar.

The story of a perfect violin made in Italy in 1681. The film starts in the present day, as the instrument is being auctioned in Canada. Its history is then told in five locations around the world- Cremona, Vienna, Oxford, Shanghai and Montreal- and in each the instrument has an important role to play in its various owners’ lives. The interests of their successors converge and conflict in the auction room in Montreal, after which the next phase of the violin’s life will begin. This is an unusual and complex film, with a beautiful musical soundtrack to complement its rich images.