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.| Original Title: | Le Violon rouge |
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| Status: | Released (1998-09-10) |
| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 19 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $10,019,109 |
| Screen: | Don McKellar, François Girard |
| Productions: | Rhombus Media, New Line Cinema, Mikado Film, Téléfilm Canada, CITY-TV, Film4 Productions, Euphoria Films, Shanghai Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corp., Salon Films, Sidecar Films & TV, Vienna Film Financing Fund |
| Production Countries: | Austria, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | 普通话, English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español |
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Casts
- 96974: Carlo Cecchi - Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
- 141715: Irene Grazioli - Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
- 141716: Anita Laurenzi - Cesca (Cremona)
- 141717: Tommaso Puntelli - Apprentice (Cremona)
- 141718: Samuele Amighetti - Boy (Cremona)
- 38898: Jean-Luc Bideau - Georges Poussin (Vienna)
- 2231: Samuel L. Jackson - Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Crews
- 78012: François Girard - Director - Directing
- 78012: François Girard - Writer - Writing
- 20173: Don McKellar - Writer - Writing
- 6057: Renée April - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 69792: John Corigliano - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1178977: Ernest Vincze - Camera Operator - Camera
- 928502: Matthias Gohl - Music Producer - Sound
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Reviews
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If you're passionate about music, and history, if violins make you weak in the knees, and if you like a timeless love story, The Red Violin won't disappoint.
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This is one I've watched a few times over the years and still like it quite a bit. Solid performances, at least from I can tell as at times I can't tell when it's in other languages, though while I like Samuel L. Jackson in his role, there were a couple Jackson-ism lines that felt ou ....
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