Red Violin, The
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.”
Title: Red Violin, The
Release Date: 1998
Genres: Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance
- Directors: Girard, François
- Actors:
- Grazioli, Irene as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
- Cecchi, Carlo as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
- Laurenzi, Anita as Cesca (Cremona)
- Puntelli, Tommaso as Apprentice (Cremona)
- Amighetti, Samuele as Boy (Cremona)
- Bideau, Jean-Luc as Georges Poussin (Vienna)
- Brugnini, Aldo as Assistant (Cremona)
- Koncz, Christoph as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
- Mollet, Clotilde as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
- Groll, Florentín as Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
- Silberschneider, Johannes as Father Richter (Vienna)
- Egger, Rainer as Brother Christophe (Vienna)
- Koeker, Paul as Brother Gustav (Vienna)
- Böck, Wolfgang as Brother Michael (Vienna)
- Mairginter, Josef as Brother Franz (Vienna)