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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 13, 1998
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, German, French
- Countries
- Canada, Italy, United Kingdom
- Production
- New Line Cinema,Film4 Productions,Téléfilm Canada,Rhombus Media,Mikado Film,Salon Films,Sidecar Films & TV,CITY-TV,Shanghai Film Studio,Vienna Film Financing Fund,Dor Film,Euphoria Films,China Film Co-Production
- Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson,Carlo Cecchi,Irene Grazioli,Anita Laurenzi,Tommaso Puntelli,Aldo Brugnini,Samuele Amighetti,Jean-Luc Bideau,Christoph Koncz,Clotilde Molletand 48 more
- Director
- François Girard
- Writer
- François Girard,Don McKellar
- Producer
- Niv Fichman
- Cinematography
- Alain Dostie
- Music
- John Corigliano
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Revenue
- $9,495,408
- IMDb
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