A young violin prodigy and his father journey from the picturesque, provincial city of Suzhou to the brassy bustle of Beijing in hopes that the boy will be accepted into the state musical academy in this strange and vibrant new setting. Young Xiaochun learns much more about life than the violin master who takes him under his wing could ever teach the boy in this exquisitely moving story from the director of “Farewell My Concubine” and “Yellow Earth.”
