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Cast
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Irene Grazioli | ... | |
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Anita Laurenzi | ... | |
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Apprentice (Cremona)
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Samuele Amighetti | ... |
Boy (Cremona)
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Jean-Luc Bideau | ... | |
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Aldo Brugnini | ... |
Assistant (Cremona)
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Christoph Koncz | ... | |
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Clotilde Mollet | ... | |
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Florentín Groll | ... | |
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Rainer Egger | ... | |
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Paul Koeker | ... | |
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Wolfgang Böck | ... |
Brother Michael (Vienna)
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Josef Mairginter | ... |
Brother Franz (Vienna)
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Plot Synopsis
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In present day Montreal, a famous Nicolo Bussotti violin, known as "the red violin," is being auctioned off. During the auction, we flash back to the creation of the violin in 17th century Italy, and follow the violin as it makes its way through an 18th century Austrian monastery, a violinist in 19th century Oxford, China during the Cultural Revolution, and back to Montreal, where a collector tries to establish the identity and the secrets of "the red violin." Written by Sean Gallagher <naes@cgocable.net>
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Passion Is Timeless See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
11 June 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Red Violin See more »Filming Locations:
Chicheley Hall, Chicheley, Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$129,564 (USA) (13 November 1998)Gross:
$9,473,382 (USA) (12 November 1999)Company Credits
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from "Richard Coeur de Lion"
Composed by André-Modeste Grétry
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Trivia
Joshua Bell, who was the solo violinist on the sound track, was also the stunt violinist. When non-musician actors needed to be shown playing the violin in close-up, Bell would hide behind the actor, and his left hand would be the hand seen by the camera on the neck of the violin. According to an interview with Bell on NPR, he was scolded several times by director François Girard for overacting. See more »Goofs
Most of the violin playing is off. There are few examples of anyone actually playing the notes you hear. In some scenes the fingers are moving while notes are not changing, but more often it's that the fingers are NOT moving while the notes are changing, and changing quite rapidly. Christoph Koncz (Kaspar Weiss) is one of the only actors who actually played the violin in the movie. See more »Quotes
Charles Morritz: What do you do when the thing you most wanted, so perfect, just comes?See more »
Soundtracks
O Richard! O mon Roi!from "Richard Coeur de Lion"
Composed by André-Modeste Grétry
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I was captivated from the moment the film started. The music flowed effortlessly and the scene was set immediately.
Some people may be put off by the use of foreign language and subtitles early on in the film but I found this served to enhance the story and grab my attention even more. It reminds you of the true beauty of language and music and no matter what your taste you cannot help but to be drawn into the story.
The story follows the journey of the Red Violin from its creation and you really feel that something special is happening from the way the red violin is revered. The different people who come into contact with the instrument all have there own stories and you find yourself trying to guess how the Violin will affect them. Sometimes you are right and sometimes not.
Francois Girard has produced a wonderful film and the original score enhances this. This film is one that I will watch again and again and one that should be highly recommended.