Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Le Violon rouge
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- fr
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Revenue
- $9.5M
Where to watch free (US)
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
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)
Production Companies
Rhombus Media
New Line Cinema
Téléfilm Canada
Film4 Productions
