Le violon rouge (1998)

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Written by Don McKellar, François Girard

Directed by François Girard

Running Time: 160 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1998

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: Canada/Italy/UK

Filmed in Colour

François Girard's FilmFour-funded film starts in a modern day Montreal auction house where Samuel L Jackson is contemplating buying a 17th century violin made by the master Nicolo Bussotti. Little does he know that it is red because it is varnished with the blood of its maker's wife and child and thus cursed. The film shows its making then follows the instrument through the ages, countries and hands of lovers, child prodigies, gypsies and the Chinese revolution, with each tale influenced by Bussotti's curse until the final climax back in Montreal.

Cast

Carlo CecchiNicolo Bussotti
Irene GrazioliAnna Bussotti
Anita LaurenziCesca
Tommaso PuntelliApprentice
Samuele AmighettiBoy
Jean-Luc BideauGeorges Poussin
Aldo BrugniniAssistant
Christoph KonczKaspar Weiss
Clotilde MolletAntoinette Pussin
Florentín GrollAnton von Spielmann
Johannes SilberschneiderFather Richter
Rainer EggerBrother Christophe
Paul KoekerBrother Gustav
Wolfgang BöckBrother Michael
Josef MairginterBrother Franz

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