Le violon de mon père

A simple plot, predictable plot..story that will tug at your heartstrings..although run-of-the-mill dialogues, a much cliche sequences with obvious gaps such as a missing depiction of child's reaction and emotions after losing her only parent, somewhat incongruous pieces in the story but overall the story glides fluidly, it is riveting that forces you to overlook the glitches.. filmed in Istanbul and good cinematography but above all, it is the violin that fills one's heart with joy and captivates through out .. the compositions are indeed a treat to the ears.. This movie will not leave you cold.

Well I watched this movie as I am a big fan of Engin Altan Duzyatan having watched his work in Dirilis Ertugrul and Barbaroslar. And he didn't dissapoint me, Although the movie isn't a masterpiece by any means it hits the right notes, you feel good watching it throughout and get emotional in many scenes.

The movie is about 2 brothers who were very close in childhood and get separated for some reason(Don't wish to spoil by giving the reason). Both brothers are excellent violinists. The elder(Ali Raza) is poor though and younger(Mehmet) is famous well recognised. The elder brother gets a disease and passes away leaving his 8 year old daughter(who is an excellent violinist herself).

Initially reluctant to have her but as the movie progresses Mehmet (Engin) and his niece Ozlem develop a special bond.

As the movie is about violinists the music throughout is amazing.

The characters and actors portraying them are good.

Engin Altan Duzyatan is one of the finest actors worldwide.

Yikes, i see many negative reviews but i enjoyed it a lot. I thought the acting was very good. Seeing engin alton in a 21st century piece was very good. He displayed, effectively i thought, a wide range of emotions very convincingly. His performance wasn't static as the character grew throughout the drama. The little girl is a pro, very able and very convincing adapting to changes in her life. And the wife, well, of course she was beautiful but that scene where she and her husband are reconciling was moving. And lastly i liked the music. I think it's definately worth less than 2 hours of your time. I like turkish tv and films a lot. I wish netflix had more.

The first part of the movie was a bit boring. It didn't have to be so long. The first part leaves a big plot, but when we figure out what it was, it was completely forgotten in seconds, like it didn't even matter. Also we can't really see the development of the characters' relationship, it just happens. There were some parts when I actually said "whaaaaat?" The ending was totally cliche. Some of the acting was pretty good. The girl wasn't amazing, but I think it was a difficult character for someone that age to play.

Now... the music! That made it all worth it.

So if you love music ou the violin, I think you'll like it. Not love, like.

It's a type of movie you can watch with ur family, have bit of laugh, get bit of emotional. I loved the kid and her energy for this movie. Don't expect it to be really serious or find flaws here and there. Some stuff doesn't make sense but still it's a movie and not real life.