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The Red Violin

Item number (ISN):

381749

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

381749

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

RHOMBUS MEDIA INC.

Accession:

2006-0152

Media:

Film

Original title:

Le Violon rouge

Part:

6 of 6

Release date:

1998

Production company:

Rhombus Media Inc.

Production credit:

director/scenario, François Girard; producer, Niv Fichman; co-producer, Daniel Iron; Giannandrea Pecorelli; scenario, Don McKellar; music, John Corigliano

Cast credit:

Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Anita Laurenzi, Christoph Konez, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi, Joshua Bell, Sylvia Chang, Liu Zifeng, Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Monique Mercure, Don McKellar

Description:

"The film tells the story of a fictitious 'perfect' violin known as 'the red violin' for its rich red colour. At the beginning of the film, the violin is being auctioned in Canada and as the bidding starts, the violin's history is revealed, showing that the violin has been in existence for over 300 years, having been made in 1681. Its history is told in five locations around the world: Cremona in Italy, Vienna, Oxford, Shanghai, and Montreal. The film is believed to be inspired by one of Stradivarious's violins, the Red Mendelssohn (1720), which is currently played by Elizabeth Pitcairn, whose grandfather purchased it for her 16th birthday for $1.6 million at auction at Christie's London. Appropriately, she is one of the few soloists who performs the Red Violin Chaconne composed for the film by John Corigliano." <131mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Synopsis taken from wikipedia website.~2. The film received an Academy Award for Best Original Score (John Corigliano) and also took eight Genie Awards, nine Jutra awards, a Golden Reel Award, and, the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival.~3. Dupe negative, optical track and check print purchased through the Canadian Feature Film Preservation Fund.

Genre:

DRAMA

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

443290

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2007-09-0081
2007-09-0082
2007-09-0083
2007-09-0084
2007-09-0085
2007-09-0086
2007-09-0087
2007-09-0088

Number of items:

8

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

443350

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2007-09-0089
2007-09-0090
2007-09-0091
2007-09-0092
2007-09-0093
2007-09-0094
2007-09-0095
2007-09-0096

Number of items:

8

Kind of sound:

SIL

Technical description:

INTERNEG

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

443352

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2007-09-0097
2007-09-0098
2007-09-0099
2007-09-0100
2007-09-0101
2007-09-0102
2007-09-0103
2007-09-0104

Number of items:

8

Kind of sound:

OPT TRK

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

PRT.ELEM
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Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

Consultation open.

Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Rhombus Media

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictions

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