The best Don McKellar’s music movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Don McKellar’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Don McKellar.
The Red Violin
7.6/10
Spans 300 years in the life of one famed musical instrument that winds up in present-day Montreal on the auction block. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin derives its unusual color from the human blood mixed into the finish. With this legacy, the violin travels to Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake.
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
7.3/10
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
Trigger
6.1/10
Trigger is the story of two rock n' roll women who once shared a friendship, a band and a whole lot of chaos. Now a dozen years later they meet again, and over the course of one evening rediscover friendship, remember rock n'roll and reignite chaos.
Vinyl
7.2/10
Toronto filmmaker Alan Zweig analyzes the phenomenon of record collecting.
Sarabande
The film explores the relationships that a limousine driver, a doctor, and a real estate agent have amongst each other and with Yo-Yo Ma as he travels to Canada to perform Bach's Cello Suites.
