The Red Violin

  • Rated 7.3 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1998
  • 2h 10m
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

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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Director
François Girard
Starring
Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Anita Laurenzi

Cast

  • Samuel L. Jackson

    Samuel L. Jackson

    Charles Morritz (Montréal)

  • Carlo Cecchi

    Carlo Cecchi

    Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

  • Irene Grazioli

    Irene Grazioli

    Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

  • Anita Laurenzi

    Cesca (Cremona)

  • Tommaso Puntelli

    Apprentice (Cremona)

  • Aldo Brugnini

    Assistant (Cremona)

  • Samuele Amighetti

    Boy (Cremona)

  • Jean-Luc Bideau

    Jean-Luc Bideau

    Georges Poussin (Vienna)

  • Christoph Koncz

    Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

  • Clotilde Mollet

    Clotilde Mollet

    Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

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