The Red Violin

The Red Violin (French: Le Violon rouge, German: Die Rote Geige, Italian: Il Violino Rosso, Mandarin: ???) is a Canadian film released on November 13, 1998 (in the USA on June 11, 1999). The film received an Academy Award for the Best Original Score (John Corigliano), 8 Genie Awards, 9 Jutra Awards, a Golden Reel Award (for sound editing), and a Best Artistic Contribution Award from the Tokyo International Film Festival. The film is notable in that dialogue is spoken in the language appropriate to each setting, with subtitles. It was the first film since Grand Illusion (1937), directed by Jean Renoir, to have dialogue in more than four languages (in this case five): Italian, German, French, Mandarin and English. While the film's title actually contains words in all five languages, it is generally known by either the English or the French portions.

Plot

The Red Violin is the story of a "perfect" violin being auctioned in Canada. As the bidding starts, the story of the violin's origins are revealed, showing us that the violin itself has been around the world for 300 years, causing anger, betrayal, and sacrifice. The violin's history is depicted in locations around the world, with scenes in Cremona, Vienna, Oxford, Shanghai, and Montreal.

Related Topics:
Story - Violin - Auction - Canada - Bidding - Cremona - Vienna - Oxford - Shanghai - Montreal

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Cast:

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Cremona

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:Carlo Cecchi .... Nicolo Bussotti

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:Irene Grazioli .... Anna Bussotti

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:Anita Laurenzi .... Cesca

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Vienna

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:Christoph Koncz .... Kaspar Weiss

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:Jean-Luc Bideau .... Georges Poussin

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Oxford

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:Jason Flemyng .... Frederick Pope

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:Greta Scacchi .... Victoria Byrd

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Shanghai

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:Sylvia Chang .... Xiang Pei

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:Zifeng Liu .... Chou Yuan

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Montréal

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:Samuel L. Jackson ... Charles Morritz

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:Colm Feore ... Auctioneer

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:Monique Mercure ... Madame Leroux

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:Don McKellar ... Evan Williams

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Director:

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:François Girard

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Writers:

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:Don McKellar

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:François Girard

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Producers:

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:Niv Fichman .... producer

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:Daniel Iron .... co-producer

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:Giannandrea Pecorelli .... co-producer

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:Barbara Shrier .... line producer

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Music:

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:John Corigliano ... composer

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:Joshua Bell ... solo violin

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:Esa-Pekka Salonen ... conductor

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:Philharmonia Orchestra

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