The Red Violin (1998)

R ★ 7.4/10 130 min Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance Austria, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Italy, United Kingdom, United States French

Director: François Girard

Screenplay by: François Girard, Don McKellar

Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

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Top 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)