LE VIOLON ROUGE

François Girard. Canada / Italy / UK 1998. 131/140 min. (France)
Genre: Drama / Romance / Mystery

Also Known As: The Red Violin (1998) (Canada: English title) (USA) Violino rosso, Il (1998) (Italy)

Tagline: Passion Is Timeless (more)

Produced by: Niv Fichman (producer), Vacchelli Giorgio (assistant producer), Daniel Iron (co-producer), Giannandrea Pecorelli (co-producer), Barbara Shrier (line producer)

Writing credits: Don McKellar, François Girard
Original music by: John Corigliano
Cinematography by: Alain Dostie
Film Editing by: Gaétan Huot
Casting by: Deirdre Bowen

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

Production Design by: François Séguin
Art Direction by: Martyn John
Set Decoration by: Judy Farr
Costume Design by: Renée April
Makeup Department:
Kathy Ducker (assistant makeup artist: Oxford), Pat Hay (makeup artist: Oxford), Meinir Jones-Lewis (assistant makeup artist: Oxford), Serge Morache (second key hair stylist), Petra Schaumann (assistant hair: Oxford), Suzanne Stokes-Munton (hair stylist: Oxford), Micheline Trépanier (makeup artist: Montreal), Nathalie Trépanier (I) (makeup artist), Adolf Uhrmacher (makeup artist: Vienna)

Production Management:
Lucie Bouliane (production manager), Tommaso Calevi (production manager), Robert Opratko (production manager: Vienna), Christina Romagnoli (unit production manager: Italy), Giorgio Vacchelli (assistant production manager: Italy/Cremona)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
Buck Deachman (second assistant director), Oliver Gerard (first assistant director: Italy), Jennifer Jonas (assistant director), Carlo Parmidara (second assistant director: Italy), David J. Webb (first assistant director: China)
Art Department:
Will Ayres (stand-by props), Mick Boleyn (construction manager), Cecile Braemer (assistant production designer), Marianne Carter (assistant production designer), Denis Caspar (graphic artist), Rebecca Loncraine (assistant art director), Luciano Magagnini (property master), Collin Niemi (assistant art director), Raymond Perry (property master), Darren Reynolds (stand-by props), Claudio Villa (II) (property master)
Sound Department:
Jocelyn Caron (foley recordist (as Jo Caron), Jérôme Décarie (foley artist), Bernard Gariépy-Strobl (sound re-recording mixer), Joel Iwataki (music mixer, music recordist), Todd Kasow (music editor), Claude La Haye (sound engineer), Benoit Leduc (foley assistant), Tchae Measroch (foley assistant), Marcel Pothier (sound mixer, sound), Francis Péloquin (boom operator), Hans Peter Strobl (I) (sound mixer, sound), Katrina Walsh (adr co-ordinator)

Visual Effects by:
Frank D'Iorio (digital compositor: Buzzimage Group), Robin Tremblay (computer graphics animator (Miscellaneous crew, Special Effects)

Other crew:
Peter Alves (post-production supervisor), Jean-François Aubin (production assistant), Werner Bacciu (grip: Italy), Charles Beare (violin builder), Joshua Bell (musician: solo violin), Stefano Biscaro (key grip), Daniel Chrétien (gaffer), Rebecca Cotterill (production coordinator: Oxford), Julie Cyrenne (assistant production accountant), Dominic Daigle (cgi animator), Sylvaine Dufaux (second camera operator), Rita Forzano (additional casting), Hélène Gallizzi (production accountant), Julie Garceau (video assist operator), Kristjan Järvi (assistant: Esa-Pekka Salonen), Marie La Haye (continuity), Claudette Lilly (costume assistant), Bob Marshak (still photographer), Denis-Noel Mostert (steadicam operator), Thomas Olàh (costume coordinator), Johanne Pelletier (production coordinator), Helen Pratt (production coordinator: Oxford), Alberto Rogante (gaffer), Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Takashi Seida (still photographer), Mary Selway (additional casting), Michèle St-Arnaud (location manager), Rebecca Starr (II) (voice-over: Anna's theme), Richard Wagner (VI) (assistant camera: Vienna), Ros Ward (wardrobe coordinator), Fran Weston (production assistant), Jean-Maurice de Ernsted (key grip)

Notice:

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«.

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