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RHOMBUS MEDIA INC.

2006-0152

Film

Le Violon rouge

6 of 6

1998

Rhombus Media Inc.

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

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

"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>

English

DRAMA

Libre

Consultation open.

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