Down in the Valley vs The Red Violin

The Red Violin has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 5.9/10 for Down in the Valley). Down in the Valley is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 10m. The Red Violin is the older of the two (1998 against 2005). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Down in the Valley posterDown in the Valley2005 VS The Red Violin posterThe Red Violin1998
Down in the ValleyThe Red Violin
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 7.4/10
Year20051998
Length1h 52m2h 10m
GenresDrama, Romance, Thriller, WesternDrama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country–Austria
DirectorDavid JacobsonFrançois Girard
Main castKat Dennings, Bruce Dern, Evan Rachel Wood, Hunter Parrish, David MorseSamuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Clotilde Mollet, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli

Synopsis

Down in the Valley

On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her lover.

The Red Violin

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.

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