1. Listen to the text without reading it. 2. Read the text while listening to it. 3.

Read the text out loud. 4. Read the text slowly again, using the
dictionary if necessary. 5. Translate the text into Valencian/Spanish. (Cada ESCENA debe estar claramente marcada [redondeada, en un cuadrado,
subrayada, etc... de forma que se note la diferencia entre la escena y el resto de las escenas/personajes]) 6. Listen to the text while reading it again.
7. Listen to the text without reading it again. YOU MUST REPEAT THIS SAME PROCEDURE ON EVERY SLIDE.

The Red Violin,

François Girard; 1998.
Shanghai, scene4.1-scene1.2.5.

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!SCENE 4.1 Shanghai; 1930s 01:09:55 - 01:13:49 (03:54) [03:54]

MOTHER Darling, come here. Do you like it? 579

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CESCA Justice. There will be a trial, a great trial... before a

powerful magistrate. And you, you will be guilty. Beware of
the colour of the fire! 583
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!SCENE 4.2 Shanghai; late 1960s 01:14:12 - 01:20:20 (05:52) [10:19]

RALLY SPEAKER Comrade Chan Gong has come from Beijing. 585

Welcome her, please.

COMRADE CHAN GONG Comrades, students, revolutionary
companions-in-arms... I give you my proletarian salute! I
congratulate you on today's grand festival... for which you
have worked so hard. Your cultural unit has done 590

exceptional work. I would also like to commend you on the

children's presentation. It made my heart rejoice. The story
of "The Three Heroic Girls" was a vivid lesson. It galvanized
our historic crusade! But some efforts are less successful...
unfortunately. Sometimes the teacher must learn from his 595

students. Give it to me. Capitalist exploitation survived for

centuries... yet its "classics" are pitiful! Foreign music is
meaningless and empty. What do they mean by
"symphony","concerto No. 1, No. 2, No. 3"? This is empty
formalism. It speaks nothing to the people. What good is 600

making music... except to teach and inspire the people? 601

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!DEPUTY Long live Chairman Mao!

ALL Long live Chairman Mao!
DEPUTY Overthrow the cultural establishment!
ALL Overthrow the cultural establishment! 605
COMRADE CHAN GONG Chou Yuan!
CHOU YUAN Present.
COMRADE CHAN GONG Why do you teach this instrument?
CHOU YUAN Comrade Chan Gong, what you say is true...
COMRADE CHAN GONG Louder, please. 610
CHOU YUAN Comrade Chan Gong, you are right. Much of western
music is unrefined, worthless. This is a fact. Everything you
said is true, but the music I teach...
COMRADE CHAN GONG Go on!
CHOU YUAN The music I teach is revolutionary music.
Beethoven, Prokofiev…
COMRADE CHAN GONG Do you think so? 615

CHOU YUAN In his speech, Comrade Li said...

COMRADE CHAN GONG Comrade Li was purged and humiliated.
Do you still want to quote him?
CHOU YUAN I didn't know. I have taught for many years... 619
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!COMRADE CHAN GONG That is apparent. We believe in the 620

rule of many voices. What should we do here?

MAN 1 Throw away that old junk!
MAN 2 Chou Yuan, just admit your guilt!
MAN 3 Let's challenge degenerate Western art!
XIANG PEI Comrade, may I say a few words? 625

COMRADE CHAN GONG Of course.

XIANG PEI Students, comrades, revolutionary Red Guards...
I'm not an authority on foreign music. I have not studied like
Comrade Chan Gong. But in my opinion... there's nothing as
beautiful as our traditional music. Chou Yuan also teaches 630
the hu chin. Could he not focus on that?
COMRADE CHAN GONG Comrade Xiang has shown her
wisdom. Put this down with the other "great olds"! To every
problem there is a solution! I'm sure you can discover the
problems. And I'm sure you can solve them. 635
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!SCENE 4.3 Shanghai; late 1960s 01:20:20 - 01:25:35 (05:15) [15:34]

XIANG PEI Who is it? Who's there? Ming! You scared me. I
didn't hear you. It's a mess. I was tidying up.
YOUNG MING What's that?
XIANG PEI This is a violin..., a musical instrument from Europe. 640
YOUNG MING From Europe? Is it a bad thing?
XIANG PEI No. A violin itself is a good thing. Here. Take a look.
We have to study foreign music so we can move on... ...as
Chairman Mao said.
YOUNG MING Dad asked if you're coming. He's waiting. 645

XIANG PEI Yes, tell him I'll come right away. As soon as I
finish my work. Ming?
YOUNG MING Yes?
XIANG PEI What you see here... don't tell anyone. I want you
to listen. This will be our secret, all right? Go. 650
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!SCENE 4.4 Shanghai; late 1960s 01:25:35 - 01:28:05 (02:30) [18:04]

DEPUTY Ming? Ming! Was she home?

YOUNG MING Yes.
DEPUTY Is she coming?
YOUNG MING No. She said she'd meet you. 655

DEPUTY What? Is she coming or not?

YOUNG MING I can't say.
DEPUTY Why not?
YOUNG MING I promised her to keep it secret.
DEPUTY What are you saying? I'm your father. You must tell me 660

everything.
YOUNG MING Papa, wait!
DEPUTY Xiang Pei?
YOUNG MING Papa, don't!
DEPUTY Xiang Pei, open up! It's me! Where is the key? Go. 665

SENIOR POLICEMAN Quiet!

DEPUTY Where is she? Water! Water! She's gone!
SENIOR POLICEMAN Is this her?
DEPUTY Look at the date: 1937. It must be her mother. 669
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XIANG PEI Chou Yuan!

CHOU YUAN What do you want?
XIANG PEI Please let me in.
CHOU YUAN I've done nothing.
XIANG PEI Let me inside. This is for you. 675

CHOU YUAN I don't want it.

XIANG PEI It's for you. Take it. It's a violin. A violin.
CHOU YUAN I remember.
XIANG PEI Do you want it or not?
CHOU YUAN I'm an old man, but I'm not a fool. Where are your 680
comrades? Are they waiting outside?
XIANG PEI This isn't a trap.
CHOU YUAN I've changed. I don't need it now. I speak from
my heart. 684
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XIANG PEI Enough! And I don't need this. It's from another 685

time. If you want it, you can have it... or else no one will. Do
you want it or not? I've no time! No more arguments! Take
it. I am a cadre in the Party, do you understand? I can't keep
it. I love the people. Do you understand?
CHOU YUAN Xiang Pei! I will keep it safe. 690

SENIOR POLICEMAN Let's go eat. I'm starving.

DEPUTY Go ahead. I'll wait here. I'm sure she'll be back.
SENIOR POLICEMAN Let's go, you all! 693
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SCENE 5.5 Montreal, 1997 01:31:26 - 01:32:22 (00:56) [22:34]

AUCTIONEER US$ 1,950 million. And... sold to the lady on the 695

left. The last sale of the evening, lot number 72 on the turntable
there... and star of the night... Where is she? The last violin of
Nicolo Bussotti, 1681. A masterpiece of the Golden Age.
OLDER MING Do you see it?
MADAME MING No, not yet. 700

AUCTIONEER If she will give us the pleasure. And here she is

now, lot number 72, the so-called "Red Violin".
OLDER MING It's not how I remember it.
MADAME MING They've cleaned it up and fix it. It's better.
AUCTIONEER US$ 270,000, good evening, Mr. Ruselsky. US$ 705

270,000. Suzanne on the phone.

OLDER MING Maybe if I heard it again.
AUCTIONEER US$ 280,000. Back to you, Sir. US$ 300,000 at the back of the
hall. US$ 320,000. Suzanne, I see you. 340, I have you. 380, Mr. Ruselsky. 709
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CESCA The last card. The last card. Oh my God! Courage,

Madame. Upside down. At this point in the spread, it might be
good news. I feel... I feel the fast air sweeping around you...
carrying you, furious wind... and then stopping. Your journey
will end. No question. I see it. One way or another, your 715

travels are over. And there is trouble in this, like always. But
you... you are strong by now... strong like a tree in the forest.
You are not alone. A crowd of faces... friends and family,
enemies, lovers. You will attract many admirers... fighting
to win your hand. And money! Lots of money! No, Madame. 720
Don't be afraid. In this card I see... a rebirth.
POLICEMAN Where is he?
WOMAN Upstairs. 723
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