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In Reply to: Re: Bummer? posted by jamesgarvin on February 9, 2005 at 11:39:31:
jamesgarvin,Again, I agree. You're correct that many times stories about an instrument are as contricved as anything thrown at us in "The Red Violin". There is a harpsichord in a collection in Germany that for decades- perhaps 100 years was said to have bbe owned by JS Bach and because it had the rare 16' stop, everytone felt justified in putting in 16' stops. The same goes for the "Handel" harpsichord also eventually owned by George III. It's unlikely Bach every saw the former and Handel may have only played the latter once.
And also, you're right that movies generally need to heighten drama and conflict to be attractive. A famous screen writing coach- Syd Field said, "No one will ever go to see "The Village of the Happy, Sleeping People".
But, this subject -of a historic fiddle, would really happen in an academic/artistic world. This is not without drama as atist so often have trgic lives- Paganini's life would have made a much better fiddle movie I think. Look at the Hill Collection instruments. Those have provenences back to new or nearly new- a long time with an Amati, but none were forbidden contraband in Communinst China or traded to gypsies.
Yes, I suppose the movie makers had to hieghten the events, to sell tickets, I only wish it had been more skillful.
I'm perhaps overstating objections to "the Red Violin" as it does have entertaining and thought-provoking monements- it's the disjointedness that bothers me most.
Cheers,
Bambi B
Cheers,Bambi B
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