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If you're passionate about music, and history, if violins make you weak in the knees, and if you like a timeless love story, The Red Violin won't disappoint.
- JPV8528/10
This is one I've watched a few times over the years and still like it quite a bit. Solid performances, at least from I can tell as at times I can't tell when it's in other languages, though while I like Samuel L. Jackson in his role, there were a couple Jackson-ism lines that fel…
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The Red Violin
73%
Movie
2h 10m
AI Analysis
The Red Violin (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Red Violin (1998) — a movie tagged as Drama, Thriller, and Mystery with cerebral, tense, and emotional moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~130 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Red Violin 73% (450 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-11-13
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 14283
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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 a... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for The Red Violin is approximately 130 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
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Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
- A
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
- S
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
- C
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentin Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)
Rainer Egger
Brother Christophe (Vienna)
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Paul Koeker
Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Wolfgang Böck
Brother Michael (Vienna)
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Josef Mairginter
Brother Franz (Vienna)
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Johan Gotsch
Funeral Monk (Vienna)
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Geza Hosszu-Legocky
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
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If you're passionate about music, and history, if violins make you weak in the knees, and if you like a timeless love story, The Red Violin won't disappoint.
This is one I've watched a few times over the years and still like it quite a bit. Solid performances, at least from I can tell as at times I can't tell when it's in other languages, though while I like Samuel L. Jackson in his role, there were a couple Jackson-ism lines that felt out of place. Still, the filmmakers did a great job showing this violin throughout the 200 years worldwide journey. **3.75/5**
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