The Red Violin (1998)

★ 7.3 2h 10m 452 votes IMDb
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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.

The Red Violin

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Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson as Charles Morritz (Montréal) Age 77 · Washington, D.C., USA Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grosse...
Carlo Cecchi
Carlo Cecchi as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona) Age 87 · Florence, Tuscany, Italy Carlo Cecchi (born January 25, 1939) is an Italian actor. Born in Florence, Cecchi studied under the Living Theatre and with the Workshop of Eduardo De Filippo. In 1968 he made his debut for cinema i...
Irene Grazioli
Irene Grazioli as Anna Bussotti (Cremona) Age 64 · Bologna, Italy
Anita Laurenzi
Anita Laurenzi as Cesca (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Jean-Luc Bideau as Georges Poussin (Vienna) Age 85 · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland Jean-Luc Bideau (born 1 October 1940) is a Swiss film actor. Jean-Luc Bideau is married to Marcela Salivarova, a director of Czechoslovak origin. Together, they have two children: Nicolas, head of Pr...
Clotilde Mollet
Clotilde Mollet as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna) Age 63 · Paris, France Clotilde Mollet is a French actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clotilde Mollet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia..
Director François Girard
Cast Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Anita Laurenzi, Tommaso Puntelli, Aldo Brugnini, Samuele Amighetti, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christoph Koncz, Clotilde Mollet

Audience Reviews

atpar4 Sep 16, 2014
If you're passionate about music, and history, if violins make you weak in the knees, and if you like a timeless love story, The Red Violin won't disappoint.
JPV852 8/10 Aug 19, 2024
This is one I've watched a few times over the years and still like it quite a bit. Solid performances, at least from I can tell as at times I can't tell when it's in other languages, though while I like Samuel L. Jackson in his role, there were a couple Jackson-ism lines that felt out of place. Still, the filmmakers did a great job showing this violin throughout the 200 years worldwide journey. **3.75/5**

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