A father, with his entire
fortune... in his hat...
A boy, with his destiny... in his hands...
They came to the city,
To find a teacher.
What they discovered,
Was a whole new world.
Theatrical Release Date : 30 May 2003
Approximate Feature Run Time : 1 hour 59
minutes
Stars :
Tang Yun (real-life violin prodigy)
Liu Peiqi
Chen Hong
Wang Zhiwen
Chen Kaige
Plot
Summary:
When violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking
fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat
ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a famous music tutor.
success finally seems within reach - until a shocking discovery
begins to unravel his entire world, and the boy must make the most
difficult choice of his life. Can he achieve the fame his father
had always hoped for without losing the extraordinary passion that
sets him apart?
Chen Kaige, director of the Oscar-nominated "Farewell My
Concubine", composes a richly imagined symphony about love,
ambition, and destiny in China's high-pressure world of classical
music. Surging with "warmth, humanity and a sense of humor"
(The Hollywood Reporter),
this lyrical, enchanting heartwarmer is a "sure-fire crowd-pleaser"
(Los Angeles Times).
Comments
:
A story about family, music, and the price of success.
A tad boring at the beginning, but made up for by the antics of
father and son, together in their provincial hometown and when they
move around separately in the city. Quite amusing.
The story really starts when Cheng manages to find a violin
professor of a completely different nature from Xiaochun's first
teacher in the city, an eccentric genius who lives in a filthy
house.
An unexpected revelation later in the movie that tells the
motivation behind his father's intentions is heart-rending,
especially when one realizes that the sacrifices he made for
Xiaochun went far beyond what was required of him.
And... well, music is a sacred language of the heart, not the
pen, or your hands, or your voice.
I've watched this twice already... and on both occasions this movie
has yet to fail to bring tears to my eyes.
Watch the trailer
on the MGM Movie Database website.