Annecy Review: The Violinist finds beautiful music in the midst of war
After following a retired legendary violinist to her home following a concert, a Spanish music journalist finally scores an interview with her. She's stepped out of the spotlight in recent years, and doesn't understand why he so desperately wants to speak to her. Isn't everything there is to know about her readily available on the internet? What more could he want to know? But the journalist brings with him a photograph of the violinist when she was a young girl, standing next to a boy her age. They both hold violins. The journalist notes that one of the violins in the photo is the same one she played in every professional appearance of her career, despite it not being the cream of a crop. "Stories and music are all we have," the journalist notes. He wants to know the story of this violin, and the beautiful music it made over so many years. The Violinist , the Spanish-Singaporean coproduction which won this year's Annecy Cristal (the top prize at the festival)...
