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The Red Violin
1998 Directed by François Girard300 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.
Carlo Cecchi
....................................................Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
....................................................Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
....................................................Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
....................................................Apprentice (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
....................................................Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
....................................................Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Samuel L. Jackson
....................................................Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Director
...........................................................François Girard
Producer
...........................................................Niv Fichman
Writer
...........................................................Don McKellar
François Girard
Costume Design
...........................................................Renée April
Original Music Composer
...........................................................John Corigliano
Camera Operator
...........................................................Ernest Vincze
Production Companies
...................................................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
Dor Film
Production Countries
........................................................Austria
Canada
China
Hong Kong
Italy
United Kingdom
United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Français
普通话
Deutsch
Español
Italiano
Genres
....................................................Drama
Thriller
Mystery
Music
Romance
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