The Red Violin
1998 · 130 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 35,007 VOTES · DIR. François Girard
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,242 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:11 Very good.
00:08:04 It's not your husband.
00:12:21 My child will come when the moon is full.
00:23:44 It hones the ear and elevates the mind!
00:29:36 First...
00:32:38 He must hear this boy.
00:36:26 The doctor says that your heart must have stopped for a minute.
00:43:01 I'd give you a good price for it.
00:50:09 Leave it to me, sir. Just tell me when you want to stop.
00:55:29 inspiration.
01:01:46 I've never been there
01:04:58 cannot be with us today.
01:08:47 I'm going to lose my precious testicles.
01:17:23 What good is making music
01:23:40 No. A violin itself is a good thing.
01:30:13 No more arguments.
01:34:37 - Like Christmas. - It won't take too long.
01:37:54 Here's the before picture.
01:40:51 and see if this is the source of the copy.
01:45:30 No, not that one.
01:49:49 You knock on my door and you put it in my hand.
01:57:15 Showing on the turntable on my right
02:02:55 Fair warning.
500:08:20 Against the telephone now.
Cast & Characters
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Jason Flemyng
Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,242
Dialogue density9.6 lines / min
First line00:03:11
Final line500:08:20
Production Record
DirectorFrançois Girard
LanguageFrench
Budget$18,000,000
Revenue$9,495,408
IMDb votes35,007