The violin
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The violin |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1974 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | George Pastic |
| script | George Pastic Andrew Welsh |
| production | Andrew Welsh |
| music | Maurice Solway |
| camera | George Pastic |
| cut | Ron Wishman |
| occupation | |
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The Violin is a 1974 Canadian short film directed by George Pastic .
action
At the end of August, an old man rows his belongings aboard a small boat from the mainland. He remembers how he met the two boys:
It's winter: two country boys, one older and one younger, are saving coins because the older one wants to buy a violin in an antique shop. The instrument he wants is not affordable for him, but the dealer sells him a simple and inexpensive violin. This doesn't sound so good because of its price. In addition, the boy cannot play the violin and ultimately leaves the instrument in the suitcase in a garbage can. There she finds the old man who lives in a remote hut. He was once a celebrated musician who gave numerous concerts. Now he takes the violin and begins to play. The music lures the two boys, who eventually go with the man. In his hut they marvel at the creative chaos, the animals and the numerous instruments. The old man is still playing a piece on the violin for them.
In the following years, both boys come to him again and again and the older one learns to play the violin, but also background information on the origin and meaning of the violin. It is summer when the young and old can play together in a duet. At the end of the summer, the old man decides to move on, even if he will miss the friendship of the boys. He writes a farewell letter to both of them. Meanwhile the boys are on a bridge. The older one plays the violin while the younger one goes fishing. When pulling up a fish, both later fall onto the violin case and crush the violin. The younger runs after the old man and tells him about this misfortune. The old man turns back. Although he does not know whether the older boy's initial interest in violin playing and music will last, he leaves his more valuable violin with him. Still unsure whether his decision was the right one, he gets into his boat and rows away. The boys stand on the bank and look at him. The older one starts to play the violin and the old man smiles.
production
The film has no dialogues; the text of the narrator was written by Robert Thomas Allan . The narrator of the film is Robert Christie . The violin playing in the film comes from Maurice Solway, who also composed and arranged the music. He also took on the lead role in the film. The accompanying piano music was played by Eric Robertson.
Awards
The Violin was nominated for an Oscar in 1975 for Best Short Film.
Web links
- The Violin in the Internet Movie Database (English)