Feature film — 1998
The Red Violin (1998)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 465 votes.
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
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Director: François Girard
On screen
Cast & crew
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentin Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)
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