The Red Violin

Nov 13, 1998

2h 10m

★ 7.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Mystery

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Rhombus Media

New Line Cinema

Mikado Film

Téléfilm Canada

CITY-TV

Film4 Productions

Euphoria Films

Shanghai Film Studio

China Film Co-Production

Salon Films

Sidecar Films & TV

Vienna Film Financing Fund

Dor Film

The Red Violin Trailers

Cast

Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Samuel L. Jackson

Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Carlo Cecchi

Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli

Cesca (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi

Apprentice (Cremona)

Tommaso Puntelli

Assistant (Cremona)

Aldo Brugnini

Boy (Cremona)

Samuele Amighetti

Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Jean-Luc Bideau

Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

Christoph Koncz

Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

Clotilde Mollet

Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)

Florentin Groll

Father Richter (Vienna)

Johannes Silberschneider

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7.1

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0.0

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5.0

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6.1

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7.6

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4.5

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6.7

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7.0

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6.9

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0.0

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6.6

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0.0

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5.2

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5.5

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4.2

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5.9

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4.2

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