The Red Violin

1998

Directed by François Girard

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Anita Laurenzi, Tommaso Puntelli

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.