Le Violon rouge

7.4

130 minutes

9/10/1998

Overview

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.

Cast List

Carlo Cecchi
as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
as Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
as Apprentice (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
as Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
as Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Samuel L. Jackson
as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Greta Scacchi
as Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Aldo Brugnini
as Assistant (Cremona)
Christoph Koncz
as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentín Groll
as Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
as Father Richter (Vienna)
Rainer Egger
as Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Paul Koeker
as Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Wolfgang Böck
as Brother Michael (Vienna)
Josef Mairginter
as Brother Franz (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch
as Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Geza Hosszu-Legocky
as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman
as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Arthur Denberg
as Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Andrzej Matuszewiski
as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Jason Flemyng
as Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Eva Marie Bryer
as Sara (Oxford)
Dimitri Andreas
as Gypsy Father (Oxford)
David Gant
as Conductor (Oxford)
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
as Manservant (Oxford)
Sylvia Chang
as Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Liu Zifeng
as Chou Yuan (Shanghai)
Tao Hong
as Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Xio Fei Han
as Young Ming (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-Wei
as Guard (Shanghai)
Zhi Qing Zhou
as Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qiao
as Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Kun Qi Cao
as Deputy (Shanghai)
Rei Yang
as Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
Lidou
as Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Colm Feore
as Auctioneer (Montréal)
Monique Mercure
as Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Don McKellar
as Evan Williams (Montréal)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz
as Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Julian Richings
as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Russell Yuen
as Older Ming (Montréal)
Sandra Oh
as Madame Ming (Montréal)
Paula de Vasconcelos
as Suzanne (Montréal)
Rémy Girard
as Customs Agent (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier
as Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière
as Cabby (Montréal)
Dorothée Berryman
as Secretary (Montréal)
David La Haye
as Handler (Montréal)
Gregory Hlady
as Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Herman Meckler
as Registrar (Montréal)
Sheena Macdonald
as Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Jody Shapiro
as Autograph Seeker (Montréal)
James Bradford
as Stagehand (Montréal)
Joshua Bell
as Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Sylvia Stewart
as Security Guard (uncredited)
Wang Xiaoshuai
as Junior Policeman (Shanghai)