The Violinist By Calmo Rose

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THE VIOLINIST counterpoises the universe of childhood on a background of the Jewish Holocaust in Romania It tells the story of Calmo Lic whose family is banned from Bucharest due to their Jewishness as he bears witness to a world that has lost its humanity during the Second World War In it he falls in love with a pianist a Jewish girl named Lu a he also recounts how his own artistry playing the violin charms both enemies and friends Romanians Germans and Jews Lic s violin is today transformed into the author s pen remastering these early experiences with maturity yet somehow maintaining a tragic innocence With its cinematographic narrative that blends humor with tragedy and love with music THE VIOLINIST easily reminds one of Roberto Benigni s LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL and Roman Polanski s THE PIANIST The Violinist