The Red Violin (1998)
September 10, 1998Release Date
The Red Violin (1998)
September 10, 1998Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Jason Flemyng
Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Greta Scacchi
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
François Girard
Director
Florentín Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Don McKellar
Writer
Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)
Rainer Egger
Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Paul Koeker
Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Niv Fichman
Producer
Wolfgang Böck
Brother Michael (Vienna)
John Corigliano
Composer
Josef Mairginter
Brother Franz (Vienna)
Alain Dostie
Cinematographer
Johan Gotsch
Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Gaétan Huot
Editor
Geza Hosszu-Legocky
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Deirdre Bowen
CastingDirector
Rita Forzano
CastingDirector
Arthur Denberg
Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Andrzej Matuszewiski
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Andrea Kenyon
CastingDirector
François Séguin
ProductionDesigner
Eva Marie Bryer
Sara (Oxford)
Dimitri Andreas
Gypsy Father (Oxford)
David Gant
Conductor (Oxford)
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Manservant (Oxford) (as Stuart Ong)
Sylvia Chang
Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Zifeng Liu
Chou Yuan (Shanghai) (as Zi Feng Liu)
Hong Tao
Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Xio Fei Han
Young Ming (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-Wei
Guard (Shanghai) (as Zeng Wei Tan)
Zhi Qing Zhou
Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qiao
Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Kun Qi Cao
Deputy (Shanghai)
Rei Yang
Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
Lidou
Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Colm Feore
Auctioneer (Montréal)
Monique Mercure
Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz
Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Julian Richings
Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Russell Yuen
Older Ming (Montréal)
Sandra Oh
Madame Ming (Montréal)
Paula de Vasconcelos
Suzanne (Montréal)
Rémy Girard
Customs Agent (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier
Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière
Cabby (Montréal)
Dorothée Berryman
Secretary (Montréal)
David La Haye
Handler (Montréal)
Gregory Hlady
Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Herman Meckler
Registrar (Montréal)
Sheena Macdonald
Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Jody Shapiro
Autograph Seeker (Montréal)
James Bradford
Stagehand (Montréal)
Joshua Bell
Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Sylvia Stewart
Security Guard (uncredited)
Wang Xiaoshuai
Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
Renée April
Costume Design
Petra Schaumann
Assistant Hairstylist
Thomas Oláh
Costume Coordinator
Daniel Iron
Co-Producer
Matthias Gohl
Music Producer
Giannandrea Pecorelli
Co-Producer
Nathalie Trépanier
Makeup Artist
Judy Farr
Set Decoration
Micheline Trépanier
Makeup Artist
Mariane Carter
Assistant Costume Designer
Jamie Hallett
Visual Effects
Martine Gagnon
Assistant Costume Designer
Kathy Ducker
Assistant Makeup Artist
Martyn John
Art Direction
Pat Hay
Makeup Artist
Suzanne Stokes-Munton
Hairstylist
Serge Morache
Key Hair Stylist
Claudette Lilly
Costume Assistant
Meinir Jones-Lewis
Assistant Makeup Artist
André Ü Montambeault
Visual Effects
Ros Ward
Wardrobe Coordinator
Cécile Rigault
Assistant Makeup Artist
Barbara Sutton
Assistant Hairdresser
Mathieu Dupuis
Visual Effects
Robin Tremblay
Visual Effects
François Lord
Visual Effects
Frank D'Iorio
Visual Effects
Dominic Daigle
Visual Effects
Adolf Uhrmacher
Makeup Artist
Yves Laniel
Visual Effects
Rose Goodhart
Wardrobe Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 10, 1998
Original NameLe Violon rouge
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 11m
Content RatingR
Budget$18,000,000
Box Office$9,495,408
Filming LocationsMontreal, Canada
Genres
Wiki.
The Red Violin (French: Le Violon Rouge) is a 1998 drama film directed by François Girard and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang. It spans four centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a mysterious red-coloured violin and its many owners. The instrument, made in Cremona in 1681 with a future forecast by tarot cards, makes its way to Montreal in 1997, where an appraiser identifies it and it goes to auction. The film was an international co-production among companies in Canada, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
The screenplay was written by Don McKellar, who also acts, and Girard, inspired by a historic 1720 Stradivarius violin nicknamed the "Red Mendelssohn". The film was shot in Austria, Canada, China, England and Italy and features a soundtrack by John Corigliano, with solos performed by violinist Joshua Bell.
After premiering in the Venice Film Festival, it received some positive reviews from critics and grossed $10 million in the U.S. box office. It received numerous honours, including the Academy Award for Best Original Score and eight Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture. The film was also nominated for Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, but lost to All About My Mother.