Movie

The Violin Player

2018 · 125 min

A quiet, aching study of lost artistry and complicated desire, carried by music and raw, restrained performances.

Tagline: What if you lost what you love most?
Overview: A celebrated violin player, Karin, has to end her stellar career after a car accident makes her fingers stop working their magic. She starts teaching students who are twenty years younger than her, only to find herself falling in love with Antti, one of her students. They are not an easy match, both being passionate about the music and overly ambitious about their careers.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, love, identity, grief
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
love
identity
grief
obsession
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild