The Red Violin

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.

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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.

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Carlo Cecchi
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentin Groll
Florentin Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)