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The Red Violin

Le violon rouge

19982h 10mDrama · Thriller · Mystery · Music · Romance
directed by François Girard
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7.3 / 10
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7.6 / 10
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57 / 100
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73%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

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)