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The Red Violin

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Calorie Rating: 184
Released: 1998-09-10
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 131 Minutes
Budget: 18000000
Revenue 9495408
Studios: Rhombus Media, New Line Cinema, Mikado Film, Sidecar Films & TV, Téléfilm Canada, CITY-TV, Film4 Productions,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Carlo Cecchi
Character: Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Character: Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Character: Cesca (Cremona)

Tommaso Puntelli
Character: Apprentice (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Character: Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Character: Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Samuel L. Jackson
Character: Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Greta Scacchi
Character: Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Aldo Brugnini
Character: Assistant (Cremona)

Christoph Koncz
Character: Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Character: Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentín Groll
Character: Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)

Johannes Silberschneider
Character: Father Richter (Vienna)
Rainer Egger
Character: Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Paul Koeker
Character: Brother Gustav (Vienna)

Wolfgang Böck
Character: Brother Michael (Vienna)
Josef Mairginter
Character: Brother Franz (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch
Character: Funeral Monk (Vienna)

Geza Hosszu-Legocky
Character: Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman
Character: Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Arthur Denberg
Character: Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)

Andrzej Matuszewiski
Character: Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Jason Flemyng
Character: Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Eva Marie Bryer
Character: Sara (Oxford)

Dimitri Andreas
Character: Gypsy Father (Oxford)
David Gant
Character: Conductor (Oxford)
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Character: Manservant (Oxford) (as Stuart Ong)

Sylvia Chang
Character: Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Zifeng Liu
Character: Chou Yuan (Shanghai) (as Zi Feng Liu)
Hong Tao
Character: Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)

Xio Fei Han
Character: Young Ming (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-Wei
Character: Guard (Shanghai) (as Zeng Wei Tan)
Zhi Qing Zhou
Character: Senior Policeman (Shanghai)

Zhi Qiao
Character: Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Kun Qi Cao
Character: Deputy (Shanghai)
Rei Yang
Character: Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)

Lidou
Character: Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Colm Feore
Character: Auctioneer (Montréal)
Monique Mercure
Character: Mme. Leroux (Montréal)

Don McKellar
Character: Evan Williams (Montréal)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz
Character: Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Julian Richings
Character: Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)

Russell Yuen
Character: Older Ming (Montréal)
Sandra Oh
Character: Madame Ming (Montréal)
Paula de Vasconcelos
Character: Suzanne (Montréal)

Rémy Girard
Character: Customs Agent (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier
Character: Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière
Character: Cabby (Montréal)

Dorothée Berryman
Character: Secretary (Montréal)
David La Haye
Character: Handler (Montréal)
Gregory Hlady
Character: Coat Attendant (Montréal)

Herman Meckler
Character: Registrar (Montréal)
Sheena Macdonald
Character: Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Jody Shapiro
Character: Autograph Seeker (Montréal)

James Bradford
Character: Stagehand (Montréal)
Joshua Bell
Character: Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Sylvia Stewart
Character: Security Guard (uncredited)

Wang Xiaoshuai
Character: Junior Policeman (Shanghai)


Production and Crew

Matthias Gohl
Music Producer

Alain Dostie
Director of Photography
Niv Fichman
Producer

Daniel Iron
Co-Producer
François Séguin
Production Design

Martyn John
Art Direction
Frank D'Iorio
Visual Effects
Dominic Daigle
Visual Effects

Mathieu Dupuis
Visual Effects
Jamie Hallett
Visual Effects
Yves Laniel
Visual Effects

François Lord
Visual Effects
Robin Tremblay
Visual Effects

Judy Farr
Set Decoration
Mariane Carter
Assistant Costume Designer
Martine Gagnon
Assistant Costume Designer

Rose Goodhart
Wardrobe Assistant
Claudette Lilly
Costume Assistant
Thomas Oláh
Costume Coordinator

Ros Ward
Wardrobe Coordinator
Kathy Ducker
Assistant Makeup Artist
Pat Hay
Makeup Artist

Meinir Jones-Lewis
Assistant Makeup Artist
Serge Morache
Key Hair Stylist
Cécile Rigault
Assistant Makeup Artist

Petra Schaumann
Assistant Hairstylist
Barbara Sutton
Assistant Hairdresser

Adolf Uhrmacher
Makeup Artist

Renée April
Costume Design
John Corigliano
Original Music Composer