Storyline
Spans 300 years in the life of one famed musical instrument that winds up in present-day Montreal on the auction block. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin derives its unusual color from the human blood mixed into the finish. With this legacy, the violin travels to Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake.
Directors
Writers
Cast
James Bradford, Colm Feore, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Flemyng, Don McKellar, Russell Yuen, Sandra Oh, David Gant, Julian Richings, Rémy Girard, Sai-Kit Yung, Herman Meckler, Clotilde Mollet, David La Haye, Sylvia Stewart, Greta Scacchi, Gregory Hlady, Dimitri Andreas, Rainer Egger, Sheena Macdonald, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Anita Laurenzi, Tommaso Puntelli, Samuele Amighetti, Jean-Luc Bideau, Aldo Brugnini, Christoph Koncz, Florentín Groll, Johannes Silberschneider, Paul Koeker, Wolfgang Böck, Josef Mairginter, Johan Gotsch, Geza Hosszu-Legocky, David Alberman, Arthur Denberg, Andrzej Matuszewiski, Eva Marie Bryer, Sylvia Chang, Zifeng Liu, Tao Hong, Xio Fei Han, Zheng Wei Tan, Zhi Qing Zhou, Zhi Qiao, Kun Qi Cao, Rei Yang, Lidou, Monique Mercure, Ireneusz Bogajewicz, Paula de Vasconcelos, Marie-Josée Gauthier, Dany Laferrière, Dorothée Berryman, Jody Shapiro, Joshua Bell, Wang Xiaoshuai
Trailer
Reviews
90
Los Angeles Times
While it's possible to view this movie like a short-story collection, putting check marks beside the selections one likes best, to do so would deny the pleasure of experiencing this beautifully crafted, intricately designed story the way it was intended, as an organic whole. [11 June 1999, Calendar, p.F-8]
75
Some will say this film is overly ambitious, but what the hell. The man put five years of his life into making this epic mystery. We can surely give it two hours of ours.
75
Entertainment Weekly
Carefully crafted, lushly romantic.
75
Beautiful. Simply, beautiful.
70
Dallas Observer
It's unlikely that anyone will be bored. But it's just as unlikely that anyone will be swept off his feet either.
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