The Red Violin (1999)

  • R
  • 05/22/1999 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance
  • 2h 10m

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.

François Girard

Director, Writer

Don McKellar

Writer

Cast

Carlo Cecchi's headshot

Carlo Cecchi

Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli's headshot

Irene Grazioli

Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi's headshot

Anita Laurenzi

Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli's headshot

Tommaso Puntelli

Apprentice (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti's headshot

Samuele Amighetti

Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau's headshot

Jean-Luc Bideau

Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Samuel L. Jackson's headshot

Samuel L. Jackson

Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Greta Scacchi's headshot

Greta Scacchi

Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

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