Word: violine
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...shift starts to kick into gear with the fourth track, "Cut to the Chase." While still brandishing good bass playing and skillful tone variations, this song adds one more thing--real violin music...
...violin's whiny sound changes the screams into crying while supported by the growling vocals, or rather, growling "microphone." It ends up with a crackling sound in a Middle Eastern style that tells us the band really is creative...
Stephane (Daniel Auteuil) and Maxime (Andre Dussollier) are partners in a violin repair business. Maxime, a man of affairs, is now involved with the accomplished young violinist Camille (Emmanuelle Beart). "It's a new experience," he notes, "admiring someone I love." Stephane is Maxime's opposite: he has a stillness that consoles men and attracts women. "You're very reticient," Camille says, and he replies, "A bit"; Stephane is too reticent even to admit he's reticent. He may be a little in love with Camille -- "I like watching you talk," is all he says...
Because it doesn't -- because the violin maker chooses wood over flesh -- Un Coeur en Hiver seems to take place inside Stephane; it is a story of a woman's passion, told with a man's disconcerting reticence. In an overheated Hollywood summer, this movie is a sorbet that goes straight to the heart. And once there, it has a chilling effect. It says that genteel talk can be the most hurtful obscenity...
...unlike the beleaguered Windsors, who may be only a few tapes away from oblivion. As crown princess, Owada will deal with the world's most powerful and interesting people -- statesmen, business leaders, educators, artists -- and travel the globe. If she decides she wants to learn something new -- say, the violin or calligraphy -- tutors of consummate skill are right at hand...