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1	''High Strung'' is a 2016 American-Romanian coproduction starring Creator/NicholasGalitzine, Creator/KeenanKampa, Creator/SonoyaMizuno, as well as Romanian star Creator/MaiaMorgenstern.
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3	Ruby (Kampa), a dance student, moves to New York to study at the Conservatory of Fine Arts. On her way there she meets Johnny (Galitzine), a hip hop violinist performing in the subway, and there are instant sparks. When Johnny's violin gets stolen, Ruby seeks him out and tries to help him by offering him a chance to participate in a contest that would get him a scholarship, even if Johnny is prejudiced toward what he sees as a clique of spoiled rich kids.
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5	[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused with]] the Creator/SteveOedekerk [[Film/HighStrung1991 film]].
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8	!! This film includes examples of the following tropes:
9	* AlphaBitch: April.
10	* ArtisticLicenseMusic: As Creator/TwoSetViolin point out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9dfCRbrlkU&t=617s this video]], the violin acting is generally awful, especially from Johnny.
11	** Dishonorable mention goes to the sword-fighting with violin bows - which, given how expensive they are, no sane violinist would ''consider'' doing.
12	** During the finale, Johnny's violin suddenly sounds like an electric ''guitar'' halfway through, even though it's still visibly an acoustic one.
13	* BoyMeetsGirl: The basic premise - Ruby encounters Johnny in the subway, then makes a connection with him the second time she passes through and his violin gets stolen.
14	* BromanticFoil: Ruby and her roommate, Jazzy. Ruby is the romantic who falls for the TroubledButCute Johnny and manages to help him out. Jazzy hits it off with a TallDarkAndHandsome [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys biker guy]] and has a turbulent relationship that almost gets her suspended from the conservatory.
15	* CockFight: Johnny and Kyle have a violin duel when Johnny shows up at Ruby and Kyle's date and dances with her. Johnny's crew backs him up when the two prove to be evenly matched.
16	* DefeatMeansFriendship: Downplayed. [[spoiler: After he wins the String and Dance Competition]] Johnny gets a salute from [[spoiler: the runner-up]] Kyle who raises his violin bow at him.
17	* NaiveEverygirl: Ruby is a more mature version of the trope. She doesn't end up treating anyone badly, but she has the typical arc of arriving to the big city, making a friend with a savvier girl, getting in the way of the AlphaBitch, falling for a guy, having a falling out with him and briefly being interested in the resident jerk instead before making up with her crush.
18	* RomanticFalseLead: Kyle, who's TheAce violinist at the conservatory. He tries to woo Ruby and she goes on a date with him when Johnny pushes her away. It doesn't last, especially when Kyle [[ArrogantKungFuGuy doesn't stop trying to bring everyone down.]]
19	* SternTeacher: Madame Markova, who appreciates Ruby and Jazzy's potential, but will not tolerate any misbehavior.

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