The Red Violin
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.
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance
Rhombus Media, Channel Four Films
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), 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), Greta Scacchi as Victoria Byrd (Oxford), Eva Marie Bryer as Sara (Oxford), Dimitri Andreas as Gypsy Father (Oxford), David Gant as Conductor (Oxford), Sai-Kit Yung as Manservant (Oxford) (as Stuart Ong), Sylvia Chang as Xiang Pei (Shanghai), Zifeng Liu as Chou Yuan (Shanghai) (as Zi Feng Liu), Tao Hong as Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai), Xio Fei Han as Young Ming (Shanghai), Zheng Wei Tan as Guard (Shanghai) (as Zeng Wei Tan), 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), Samuel L. Jackson as Charles Morritz (Montréal), 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)