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Speaking in Strings

Speaking in Strings

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Exceptional Insight
Review: This is a marvelously done film about a very complex and extraordinarily talented woman. My only complaint is that there is not a lot of music, which seems ironic. Of course you can always buy the CD which accompanies the film - I did.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Never cried more in my whole life
Review: This is an incredible movie revealing the soul of a sensitive performer, I thoroughly enjoyed her honesty and anything-but-ordinary performances. When I saw this movie I could not stop crying. It just goes to show how such a great talent can be lost when love goes bad. Just like Nadja's mom said it takes alot of guts to be happy.

Nadja, if youre out there and reading this you will never know how you have touched my life, how you reminded me how delicate life really is. I am a musician too and am terribly fond of you, please look me up sometime Im sure we would have alot to talk about.

All I can think of is thank god that gun jammed!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: I never liked her until I saw this movie
Review: Watching this movie made me realize a few things:
1) the fact that I never liked her has lot to do with her appearance and certain attitude.
2)it must be very hard to be different in this rigid world of classical music.

I found myself to examine my prejudices and i find myself actually liking this fine violinist.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Nadja Rocks!
Review: You have to watch this movie more than once to hear the words spoken in strings. If you are a classical music critic, this movie is probably not for you, because it tells a story of a genius possessed, damned, and redeemed. It gives you an insight into Nadja's continuous metamorphosis into what she is now. Her honesty almost makes you feel guilty for having invaded her privacy by watching the film.

But you watch it after the first time and you see beyond the tough girl, world-famous musician that we think she is. The film, despite its marvelous editing, leaves one thing out - The Heart - the forces that propel NSS to the heavens and throw her back to earth. And then the absence of this huge thing - loves lost and loves gained - becomes so obvious. Fortunately, the answers lie not in the pictures or words, but the nuances. As I said, the editing is very CRAFTY. You have to read between the lines and hope that there is s SEQUEL somewhere.

At the end of the film, you just want to reach out and give this big kid a big hug, because despite the accolades, you know that she yearns for the same things you and I do.


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