Die rote Violine (1998)
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Cremona, Italien, 1681. Der Geigenbaumeister Nicolo Bussotti steht vor der Vollendung seines Meisterwerkes: Die perfekte Violine. Als zur gleichen Zeit seine über alles geliebte Frau im Kindbett stirbt, nimmt er ihr Blut und lackiert damit in einem letzten Arbeitsgang seine Geige. In den nächsten drei Jahrhunderten sind Freude und Leid, Leben und Tod die wechselnden Begleiter des magischen Instrumentes. New York, 1998. Die Rote Violine ist das Herzstück einer Auktion. Verschiedene Experten würden fast alles darum geben, an das Objekt der Begierde zu gelangen. Aber einer spielt sie alle aus.
Der Regisseur:
François Girard
Die Autor:
François Girard, Don McKellar.
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Samuel L. Jackson as Charles Morritz (Montréal) |
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Carlo Cecchi as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona) |
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Irene Grazioli as Anna Bussotti (Cremona) |
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Anita Laurenzi as Cesca (Cremona) |
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Tommaso Puntelli as Apprentice (Cremona) |
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Aldo Brugnini as Assistant (Cremona) |
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Samuele Amighetti as Boy (Cremona) |
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Jean-Luc Bideau as Georges Poussin (Vienna) |
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Christoph Koncz as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna) |
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Clotilde Mollet as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna) |
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Florentin Groll as Anton von Spielmann (Vienna) |
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Johannes Silberschneider as Father Richter (Vienna) |
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Rainer Egger as Brother Christophe (Vienna) |
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Paul Koeker as Brother Gustav (Vienna) |
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Wolfgang Böck as Brother Michael (Vienna) |
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Josef Mairginter as Brother Franz (Vienna) |
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Johan Gotsch as Funeral Monk (Vienna) |
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Geza Hosszu-Legocky as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna) |
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David Alberman as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna) |
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Arthur Denberg as Prince Mansfeld (Vienna) |
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Andrzej Matuszewiski as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna) |
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Greta Scacchi as Victoria Byrd (Oxford) |
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Jason Flemyng as Frederick Pope (Oxford) |
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Eva Marie Bryer as Sara (Oxford) |
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Dimitri Andreas as Gypsy Father (Oxford) |
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David Gant as Conductor (Oxford) |
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翁世傑 as Manservant (Oxford) |
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Sylvia Chang as Xiang Pei (Shanghai) |
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刘子枫 as Chou Yuan (Shanghai) |
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陶虹 as Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai) |
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王小帅 as Junior Policeman (Shanghai) |
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Xio Fei Han as Young Ming (Shanghai) |
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Tan Zeng-Wei as Guard (Shanghai) |
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Zhi Qing Zhou as Senior Policeman (Shanghai) |
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Zhi Qiao as Elderly Woman (Shanghai) |
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Kun Qi Cao as Deputy (Shanghai) |
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Rei Yang as Young Xian Pei (Shanghai) |
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Lidou as Pawnbroker (Shanghai) |
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Colm Feore as Auctioneer (Montréal) |
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Monique Mercure as Mme. Leroux (Montréal) |
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Don McKellar as Evan Williams (Montréal) |
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Ireneusz Bogajewicz as Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal) |
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Julian Richings as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal) |
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Russell Yuen as Older Ming (Montréal) |
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Sandra Oh as Madame Ming (Montréal) |
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Paula de Vasconcelos as Suzanne (Montréal) |
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Rémy Girard as Customs Agent (Montréal) |
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Marie-Josée Gauthier as Hotel Concierge (Montréal) |
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Dany Laferrière as Cabby (Montréal) |
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Dorothée Berryman as Secretary (Montréal) |
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David La Haye as Handler (Montréal) |
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Gregory Hlady as Coat Attendant (Montréal) |
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Herman Meckler as Registrar (Montréal) |
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Sheena Macdonald as Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal) |
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Jody Shapiro as Autograph Seeker (Montréal) |
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James Bradford as Stagehand (Montréal) |
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Joshua Bell as Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited) |
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Sylvia Stewart as Security Guard (uncredited) |
| Directing | François Girard | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renée April | Costume Design |
| Sound | John Corigliano | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ernest Vincze | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Matthias Gohl | Music Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ros Ward | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meinir Jones-Lewis | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nathalie Trépanier | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martine Gagnon | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Oláh | Costume Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Micheline Trépanier | Makeup Artist |
| Art | François Séguin | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rose Goodhart | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Art | Martyn John | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pat Hay | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Daniel Iron | Co-Producer |
| Production | Giannandrea Pecorelli | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Petra Schaumann | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Sutton | Assistant Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudette Lilly | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Stokes-Munton | Hairstylist |
| Art | Judy Farr | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Alain Dostie | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gaétan Huot | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Serge Morache | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adolf Uhrmacher | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Niv Fichman | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cécile Rigault | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariane Carter | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathy Ducker | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Antoine Morin | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Carole Gagnon | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Guy Pelletier | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Guy Pelletier | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Hans Peter Strobl | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jacques Plante | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Jérôme Décarie | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jo Caron | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renée April | Costume Designer |
| Writing | François Girard | Screenplay |
| Writing | Don McKellar | Screenplay |
| Sound | Claude La Haye | Sound |
| Sound | Marcel Pothier | Sound |