Chicken with Plums (2011) on Netflix
When his wife Faranguisse smashes his violin in an argument, Nasser-Ali Khan loses the will to play. Not even a Stradivarius restores him, and he takes to his bed to await death.
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- Rotten Tomatoes74%
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Plot summary
Nasser-Ali Khan is a violinist famous in his day. After he fails to take care of his children, his wife Faranguisse smashes his violin. He looks for a replacement and buys a Stradivarius, but he finds that he has lost the will to play, and with it the will to live. He contemplates various ways of ending his life, then takes to his bed and stays there. Faranguisse cooks his favorite dish of chicken with plums and tries to feed it to him; he refuses it. Lying in bed, he reflects on his life while images of his past and future play out.
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