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  • The Red Violin
  • Opened September 10, 1998 | Runtime:2 hr. 30 min.
  • R
  • The intricate history of a beautiful antique violin is traced from its creation in Cremona, Italy, in 1681, where a legendary violin maker (Carlo Cecchi) paints it with his dead wife's blood to keep her memory alive, to an auction house in modern-day Read More
  • Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Don McKellar, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Jean-Luc Bideau
  • Director: François Girard
  • Genres: Romantic Drama, Period Film, Musical Drama, Drama

The Red Violin Critic Reviews

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  • 90
    Los Angeles Times |

    While it's possible to view this movie like a short-story collection, putting...

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    There really is a little something here for everyone: music and culture,...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Bob Graham

    Some will say this film is overly ambitious, but what the hell. The man put...

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly |

    Carefully crafted, lushly romantic.

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