The Red Violin
1998 · Movie · R · 130 min · ★ 7.3 · 66% critics
Across 300 years, a remarkable red violin crafted in 1681 travels through Austria, England, China, and Canada, gathering both beauty and tragedy along the way. In Montreal, an appraiser examines its complex history as the instrument’s past continues to echo into the present.
Also known as Le Violon rouge
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Details
- Original title
- Le violon rouge
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-11-13
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (450 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this century-spanning mystery of music and history if you love violin-centered stories and sweeping cultural settings, Not for you if you want a tightly connected plot or fast-moving tension; you may prefer All the Mornings of the World instead.
Pros: beautiful violin music; sweeping history; solid performances | Cons: slow/repetitive pacing; confusing connections; some misplaced dialogue
Themes
- violin
- auction
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2000
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award — Best Motion Picture · 1999
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2000 · nominated
Cast & crew
Samuel L. Jackson
as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Carlo Cecchi
as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
as Cesca (Cremona)
- TP
Tommaso Puntelli
as Apprentice (Cremona)
- AB
Aldo Brugnini
as Assistant (Cremona)
- SA
Samuele Amighetti
as Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
as Georges Poussin (Vienna)
- CK
Christoph Koncz
as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Directed by François Girard