The titular object in The Red Violin (1998) is a seventeenth-century instrument described by its restorer as “the single most perfect acoustical machine I've ever seen.” The movie chronicles the history of the violin across three centuries, depicting how it affects the lives of all who come into contact with it. Most moving are the moments involving Greta Scacchi and Eva Marie Bryer, who provide sweet music for our eyes by baring their luscious nude bodies. Prepare to rosin up your bow.