The Red Violin Scene Analysis

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The scene I’ve chosen to analyze is the “Our Secret” scene from The Red Violin. For this display, there is mainly silence and dialogue between the mother and son. Sounds of the violin and bow clinking together as the mother handles them are the only background noises we hear. Even the voices, when not reading the subtitles, become a static noise for those who do not speak the language. These details focus our attention closer to the violin, the one object the viewers and actors connect with. As she starts to play, viewers recognize a variation of the melody played throughout the movie, once again connecting a life with the journey of this violin. As she plays we hear a soft and melancholy minor tune. Starting at a low pitch, the song

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