
The Red Violin
Original title: Le Violon rouge
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7.4/10
(429)
11/13/1998
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2h 10min

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Drama
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Music
Romance
Synopsis
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
Direction: François Girard
Screenwriter: François Girard, Don McKellar
Producer: Niv Fichman
Budget 18M
Cast

Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Greta Scacchi
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

Florentín Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)