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      Together

      PG Released May 30, 2003 1h 58m Drama List
      73% Tomatometer 77 Reviews 89% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Liu Xiaochun (Tang Yun), a 13-year-old violin prodigy, and his devoted father, Liu Cheng (Liu Peiqi), leave their provincial Chinese town for Beijing, hoping to find a violin teacher and, ultimately, success. The teenager is at first coached by the eccentric professor Jiang (Wang Zhiwen), but he is soon replaced with the renowned professor Yu (Chen Kaige). The day of the big competition is fast approaching, and Xiaochun must decide if this new, high-pressure life is right for him. Read More Read Less
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      Though melodramatic at times, Together is heartwarming and well-acted.

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      Neil Norman London Evening Standard It is best read as a paean to the power of music -- while it is playing, the film is at its most persuasive. Jan 11, 2018 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Never wavers from its serviceably warm and fuzzy path. Rated: C+ Mar 19, 2006 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ...a small-scale movie set in modern Beijing that comes right up to the brink of mawkishness and is saved only by some residual inscrutability in the narrative. Rated: B Jan 29, 2005 Full Review Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope This film has wonderful music in it, and a pretty good story. The acting is solid and the cinematography is excellent. Rated: B Jan 18, 2004 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Reeks of sentimentality and mawkish characterizations. Rated: C Dec 30, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member The ending if this movie made me cry. The passion with wich he played the violin at the end was hearthbreaking. I was all teary, i loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member My Mom told me she enjoyed this movie on Netflix, I have to agree with her. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Chen Kaige continues to make simple moving stories on relationships and sacrifice. Rated four out of five tissue boxes. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Sentimental weepie the Chinese are so good at. Moving and humanistic reminiscent of Ozu. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review thomas a The movie "Together" has a poignant theme on the meaning of family and friends in the middle of bustling life in Beijing... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent old fashioned movie with plot, characters, beginning, middle and end. Gee, maybe the younger filmmakers can learn a thing or two about how to tell a story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Liu Xiaochun (Tang Yun), a 13-year-old violin prodigy, and his devoted father, Liu Cheng (Liu Peiqi), leave their provincial Chinese town for Beijing, hoping to find a violin teacher and, ultimately, success. The teenager is at first coached by the eccentric professor Jiang (Wang Zhiwen), but he is soon replaced with the renowned professor Yu (Chen Kaige). The day of the big competition is fast approaching, and Xiaochun must decide if this new, high-pressure life is right for him.
      Director
      Chen Kaige
      Screenwriter
      Chen Kaige, Xiao Lu Xue
      Distributor
      United Artists
      Production Co
      21 Century Shengkai Film, China Film Group Corp.
      Rating
      PG (Thematic Elements|Mild Language)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 30, 2003, Wide
      Release Date (DVD)
      Nov 18, 2003
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $1.1M
      Runtime
      1h 58m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)