The Red Violin (1998)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $18,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $9,495,408.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 24.034 |
Directed By
François Girard
Crew
François Girard
Don McKellar
François Girard
Renée April
John Corigliano
Ernest Vincze
Matthias Gohl
André Ü Montambeault
Yves Laniel
Ros Ward
Meinir Jones-Lewis
Nathalie Trépanier
Robin Tremblay
Martine Gagnon
Thomas Oláh
Micheline Trépanier
François Séguin
Rose Goodhart
Martyn John
Pat Hay
Daniel Iron
Giannandrea Pecorelli
Jamie Hallett
Petra Schaumann
Barbara Sutton
Claudette Lilly
Suzanne Stokes-Munton
François Lord
Judy Farr
Alain Dostie
Gaétan Huot
Serge Morache
Adolf Uhrmacher
Niv Fichman
Frank D'Iorio
Cécile Rigault
Dominic Daigle
Mariane Carter
Kathy Ducker
Mathieu Dupuis
TOP CAST
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)
Greta Scacchi
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentín Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)
Rainer Egger
Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Paul Koeker
Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Wolfgang Böck
Brother Michael (Vienna)
Josef Mairginter
Brother Franz (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch
Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Geza Hosszu-Legocky
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Arthur Denberg
Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Andrzej Matuszewiski
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Jason Flemyng
Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Eva Marie Bryer
Sara (Oxford)
Dimitri Andreas
Gypsy Father (Oxford)
David Gant
Conductor (Oxford)
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Manservant (Oxford)
Sylvia Chang
Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Liu Zifeng
Chou Yuan (Shanghai)
Tao Hong
Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Xio Fei Han
Young Ming (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-Wei
Guard (Shanghai)
Zhi Qing Zhou
Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qiao
Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Kun Qi Cao
Deputy (Shanghai)
Rei Yang
Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
Lidou
Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Colm Feore
Auctioneer (Montréal)
Monique Mercure
Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Don McKellar
Evan Williams (Montréal)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz
Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Julian Richings
Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Russell Yuen
Older Ming (Montréal)
Sandra Oh
Madame Ming (Montréal)
Paula de Vasconcelos
Suzanne (Montréal)
Rémy Girard
Customs Agent (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier
Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière
Cabby (Montréal)
Dorothée Berryman
Secretary (Montréal)
David La Haye
Handler (Montréal)
Similar Movies
And the Violins Stopped Playing
This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.
Red Zora
In this sun soaked adventure for the entire family, a group of five orphaned children form their own makeshift family while attempting to operate outside the rules of society. Though they must sometimes steal to survive, their loyalty to one another means that they will always have a brother or sister to count on.
The Story of the Weeping Camel
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.
Marubhoomiyile Aana
Sughu falls in love with the daughter of a rich man. In order to marry his lover, he seeks illegal ways to make money, but life takes a turn when his plans become flop.
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
A woman's life is destroyed when she discovers that her husband has another family.
Il maestro di violino
The violin teacher at the Perugia Conservatory in Italy is loved by his female pupils and the rich ladies in town. Later we learn that he was a great concert soloist and had to give up his career because of his drunkard wife.
Music of the Heart
Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.
Pavoncello
In 1912, Szczebieniew, a rich and ailing old man, comes to Italy with his young wife, Zinaida. Bored with his company, she looks for amusement and casual affairs.
Humoresque
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Rock School
It is about a music school in Philadelphia, The Paul Green School of Rock Music, run by Paul Green that teaches kids ages 9 to 17 how to play rock music and be rock stars. Paul Green teaches his students how to play music such as Black Sabbath and Frank Zappa better than anyone expects them to by using a unique style of teaching that includes getting very angry and acting childish.
I Sell Anything
Auctioneer Spot Cash Cutler is planning the scam of a lifetime, but will he get burned?
Vishudhan
Sunny, a priest, comes to know that Vavachan is running an old age home with vile intentions. He wants the corpses of the inmates for the medical college run by his son. Sunny decides to expose this.
Dressed to Kill
A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.
The Soloist
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
Together
When a violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a famous music tutor, success finally seems within reach - until a shocking discovery begins to unravel his entire world, and the boy must make the most difficult choice of his life. Can he achieve the fame his father had always hoped for without losing the extraordinary passion that sets him apart?
Mischa Elman
Violinist Mischa Elman performs a set of two of the most recognizable popular classic violin pieces: "Humoresque" composed by Antonín Dvorák, and "Gavotte" by François-Joseph Gossec. He is accompanied off screen by pianist Josef Bonime, although Bonime's instrument can be seen in the background behind Elman on screen. In one continuous single shot, the stationary camera focuses in squarely on Elman as he performs the two pieces.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor's beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.
Dangerous Holiday
A young violin prodigy is assumed kidnapped after he runs away from home.
Bed and Board
Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pregnant with the couple's first child, Antoine finds himself enraptured with a young Japanese beauty. The complications change the course of their relationship forever.
Christmas in Vienna
Jess, a concert violinist whose heart just isn’t in it anymore, goes to Vienna for a performance. While there, she finds the inspiration she has been missing, and a new love.