The Red Violin

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.

Release Date

13 November 1998

130 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Cesca (Cremona)
Apprentice (Cremona)
Boy (Cremona)
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Assistant (Cremona)
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)