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A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.


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.

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)
The Red Violin is a drama, thriller, mystery, music, romance film released in 1998 exploring themes of violin, auction. Directed by François Girard, it stars Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli. 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.
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