The Red Violin
The Red Violin is a 1998 drama film directed by François Girard and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang. It spans four centuries and five countries telling the story of a mysterious red-coloured violin and its many owners. The instrument, made in Cremona in 1681 with a future forecast by tarot cards, makes its way to Montreal in 1997, where an appraiser identifies it and it goes to auction. The film was an international co-production among companies in Canada, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
Plot
Cremona, 1681 (<small>Language: Italian</small>)
Awards
Cast
- Anita Laurenzi
- Carlo Cecchi
- Christoph Koncz
- Clotilde Mollet
- Colm Feore
- David Gant
- David La Haye
- Don McKellar
- Dorothée Berryman
- Florentin Groll
- Gregory Hlady
- Greta Scacchi
- Irene Grazioli
- Jason Flemyng
- Jean-Luc Bideau
- Johannes Silberschneider
- Joshua Bell
- Julian Richings
- Monique Mercure
- Rémy Girard
- Russell Yuen
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Sandra Oh
- Sylvia Chang
- Tao Hong
- Viktors Lorencs
- Wang Xiaoshuai
- Wolfgang Böck