Fresh
It's a touching film in which the actors, including director Chen Kaige in the role of Prof. Yu, deliver heart-touching performances.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Together
Some lessons can only be learned by heart.
2002 · 1h 56m · PG
Drama, Family, Music
Directed by
Chen Kaige
Overview
When a violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a famous music tutor, success finally seems within reach - until a shocking discovery begins to unravel his entire world, and the boy must make the most difficult choice of his life. Can he achieve the fame his father had always hoped for without losing the extraordinary passion that sets him apart?
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Rotten
If you're in the mood for tears and triumph, with a dash of exoticism, Together may well be the film for you.
Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail
Fresh
[T]here's really everything to recommend in here; beautifully directed, wonderfully acted and it's just a great looking film.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
It's undeniably a melodrama, but there's enough real emotion lurking beneath the manipulative tear jerking to make the movie a worthwhile and occasionally genuinely moving experience.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Beautiful, touching and shamelessly manipulative weeper.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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