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THE VIOLIN TEACHER (Brazil 2016) ***
Directed by Sergio Machado
Starring: Lázaro Ramos, Kaique de Jesus, Elzio Vieira
Review by Gilbert Seah
A Brazilian version of Meryl Streep’s MUSIC OF THE HEART?
THE VIOLIN TEACHER, which opens at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, serves both as an art house film and a crowd pleaser. From the film’s very first frame, the audience sees the protagonist, a talented but tortured soul named Laerte (Lazaro Ramos) unable to fulfil his promise during an important violin audition for the famous São Paulo Symphonic Orchestra. When he returns home disgruntled, he has a long distance telephone call with his dad where the audience sees his parents’ full support and him not reaching his full potential. The next scene ups the angst when he quarrels at his orchestra practice and his group is…
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