The Red Violin
1998 · 2h 10m · R
Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
François Girard
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.
Director and cast
- François Girard Director
- Carlo Cecchi as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
- Irene Grazioli as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
- Anita Laurenzi as Cesca (Cremona)
- Tommaso Puntelli as Apprentice (Cremona)
- Samuele Amighetti as Boy (Cremona)
- Jean-Luc Bideau as Georges Poussin (Vienna)
- Aldo Brugnini as Assistant (Cremona)
- Christoph Koncz as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
- Clotilde Mollet as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
- Florentín Groll as Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
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