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The Red Violin

7.319982h 10mR

DramaThrillerMysteryMusicRomance

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.

Directed by François Girard

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CAST

The people behind the story

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. JacksonCharles Morritz (Montréal)

Carlo Cecchi

Carlo CecchiNicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli

Irene GrazioliAnna Bussotti (Cremona)

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Anita LaurenziCesca (Cremona)

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Tommaso PuntelliApprentice (Cremona)

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Aldo BrugniniAssistant (Cremona)

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Samuele AmighettiBoy (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau

Jean-Luc BideauGeorges Poussin (Vienna)