The Red Violin
Drama. The film centres on a valuable violin which is up for auction in Montreal; the instrument becomes the centrepiece which links together several stories.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Cremona: Nicolo Bussotti Carlo Cecchi
- Cremona: Anna Bussotti Irene Grazioli
- Cremona: Cesca Anita Laurenzi
- Cremona: apprentice Tommaso Puntelli
- Cremona: assistant Aldo Brugnini
- Cremona: boy Samuele Amighetti
- Vienna: Georges Poussin Jean-Luc Bideau
- Vienna: Kaspar Weiss Christoph Koncz
- Vienna: Antoinette Poussin Clotilde Mollet
- Vienna: Brother Christophe Rainer Egger
- Vienna: Brother Michael Wolfgang Böck
- Vienna: Anton von Spielmann Florentin Groll
- Vienna: Father Richter Johannes Silberschneider
- Vienna: Prince Mansfeld Arthur Denberg
- Vienna: Brother Gustav Paul Koeker
- Vienna: Brother Franz Josef Mairginter
- Vienna: funeral monk Johann Gotsch
- Vienna: gypsy violinist Geza Hosszu-legocky
- Vienna: gypsy violinist David Alberman
- Vienna: gypsy violinist Andrzej Matuszewski
- Oxford: Frederick Pope Jason Flemyng
- Oxford: Victoria Byrd Greta Scacchi
- Oxford: Sara Eva Marie Bryer
- Oxford: gypsy father Dimitri Andreas
- Oxford: conductor David Gant
- Oxford: manservant Stuart Ong
- Shanghai: Xiang Pei Sylvia Chang
- Shanghai: Chou Yuan Liu Zifeng
- Shanghai: Comrade Chan Gong Tao Hong
- Shanghai: deputy Cao Kunqi
- Shanghai: young Ming Han Xiofei
- Shanghai: guard Tan Zengwei
- Shanghai: senior policeman Zhou Zhiqing
- Shanghai: junior policeman Wang Xiaoshuai
- Shanghai: elderly woman Qiao Zhi
- Shanghai: young Xiang Pei Tang Ren
- Shanghai: pawnbroker Lidou
- Shanghai: rally speaker Zhang Kai
- Montréal: Charles Morritz Samuel L. Jackson
- Montréal: auctioneer Colm Feore
- Montréal: Madame leroux Monique Mercure
- Montréal: Evan Williams Don McKellar
- Montréal: Mr Ruselsky Ireneusz Bogajewicz
- Montréal: Nicolas Olsberg Julian Richings
- Montréal: older Ming Russell Yuen
- Montréal: Madame Ming Sandra Oh
- Montréal: Suzanne Paula De Vasconcelos
- Montréal: customs agent Rémy Girard
- Montréal: hotel concierge Marie-Josée Gauthier
- Montréal: cabby Dany Laferrière
- Montréal: secretary Dorothée Berryman
- Montréal: handler David La Haye
- Montréal: coat attendant Grégory Hlady
- Montréal: registrar Herman Meckler
- Montréal: Ruselsky's companion Sheena Macdonald
- Montréal: autograph seeker Jody Shapiro
- Montréal: stagehand James Bradford
Credits
Direction
- Director François Girard
- Assistant Director Jennifer Jonas
- Assistant Director (China/Shanghai Unit) David Webb
- Assistant Director (Italy Unit, 1st) Olivier
- Assistant Director (Italy Unit, 2nd) Carlo Paramidani
- Assistant Director (Vienna Unit, 2nd) Jeanette Rosenmaier
- Assistant Director (Vienna Unit, 3rd) Michael Kreuzer
- Assistant Director (Vienna Unit, 3rd) Ulrike Weiss
- Assistant Director (Oxford Unit, 2nd) Toby Sherbourne
- Assistant Director (Oxford Unit, 3rd) Daniel Shepherd
- Assistant Director (Shanghai Unit, 1st) Cheng Jiaji
- Assistant Director (Shanghai Unit, 2nd) Kim Fung-yip
- Assistant Director (Shanghai Unit, 2nd) Xie Mingxiao
- Assistant Director (Montréal Unit, 2nd) Buck Deachman
- Assistant Director (Montréal Unit, 3rd) Trent Hurry
- Continuity Marie La Haye
Production
- Production Company/© Rhombus Media
- Production Company/© Mikado Film Srl (Rome)
- Production Company/© Sidecar Films and TV Srl
- © Red Violin Productions
- In Association with New Line International
- In Association with Channel 4 Films
- In Association with CTCPF
- In Association with Téléfilm Canada
- In Association with CityTV
- In Association with Bravo! New Style Arts Channel
- In Association with Sony Classical
- With the Assistance of Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program
- Producer Niv Fichman
- Producer (Oxford Unit) Debra Hauer
- Producer (Shanghai Unit) Charles Wang
- Producer (Additional Photography) André Viau
- Co-producer Daniel Iron
- Co-producer Giannandrea Pecorelli
- Line Producer Barbara Shrier
- Associate Producer Danny Krausz
- Production Co-ordinator Johanne Pelletier
- Associate Producer (Rhombus Media) Sheena Macdonald
- Associate Producer (Rhombus Media) Barbara Willis Sweete
- Associate Producer (Rhombus Media) Larry Weinstein
- Unit Manager (Cremona) Christina Romagnoli
- Unit Manager (Campo Tures) Riccardo Folgore
- Unit Manager (Oxford Unit) Simon Crawford Collins
- Unit Manager (Shanghai Unit) Benny Zhu
- Unit Manager (Montréal Unit) Marie-Hélène Coutu
- Production Manager (Italy Unit) Tommaso Calevi
- Production Manager (Vienna Unit) Robert Opratko
- Production Manager (Shanghai Unit) Shen Xiyuan
- Production Manager (Montréal Unit) Lucie Bouliane
- Production Manager (Additional Photo) Frédéric Desproges
- Production Supervisor (Oxford Unit) Sophie Gardiner
- Production Supervisor (Shanghai Unit) John Zhong
- Production Services (Italy Unit) Sidecar Films and TV Srl
- Production Services (Vienna Unit) DOR Film Produktiongesellschaft
- Production Services (Oxford Unit) Euphoria Films
- Production Services (Shanghai Unit) Shanghai Film Studio
- Production Services (Shanghai Unit) China Film Co-production Corporation
- Production Services (Shanghai Unit) Salon Films (H.K.) Ltd
- Production Services (Additional Photo) Cinélande et Associés
- Production Co-ordinator (Oxford Unit) Helen Pratt
- Production Co-ordinator (Oxford Unit) Rebecca Cotterill
- Location Manager (Italy Unit) Leonardo Caracciolo
- Location Manager (Vienna Unit) Andreas Payer
- Location Manager (Oxford Unit) Phil Houman
- Location Manager (Shanghai Unit) Chen Yong
- Location Manager (Montréal Unit) Michèle St-arnaud
- Post-production (Supervisor) Peter Alves
- Post-production (Rhombus Media) Jody Shapiro
Casting
- Casting (Director) Deirdre Bowen
- Casting (Additional) Mary Selway
- Casting (Additional) Sylvie Brocheré
- Casting (Additional) Rita Forzano
- Casting (Additional) Andrea Kenyon
- Casting (Additional) Lucie Robitaille
- Casting (Vienna Unit) Markus Schleinzer
- Casting (Vienna Unit) Daniela Stiebitz
- Casting (Oxford Unit, Extras) Claire Moseley
Writing
- Written by Don McKellar
- Written by François Girard
- Dialogue Adaptation (Italian) Sandro Veronesi
- Dialogue Adaptation (German) Michael Sturminger
- Dialogue Adaptation (French) Bernard Minoret
- Dialogue Adaptation (Chinese) Wang Xiaoshuai
Photography
- Director of Photography Alain Dostie
- Additional Photographer Sylvaine Dufaux
- 2nd Unit Operator (Oxford Unit) Ernest Vincze
Stills
- Documentary Stills Jacques-Yves Gucia
Special Effects
- Digital Effects Buzz Image Group
- BI (Digital Effects Executive Producer) Jean Raymond Bourque
- BI (Digital Effects Producer) Yves Laniel
- BI (Digital Effects Director) Stéphane Landry
- BI (Digital Effects Artistic Director) Pedro Pires
- BI (Digital Effects CGI Animator) Dominic Daigle
- BI (Digital FX Particle Effects Design) François Lord
- BI (Digital FX Particle Effects Design) Robin Tremblay
- BI (Digital Effects Compositing Artist) André Montambeault
- BI (Digital Effects Compositing Artist) Mathieu Dupuis
- BI (Digital Effects Compositing Artist) Frank D'iorio
- BI (Digital Film Scanning/Recording) Serge Langlois
- BI (Digital Effects System Manager) Davis Goodman
- BI (Digital Effects Co-ordinator) Mylène Guérin
- Graphic Artist (Montréal Unit) Denis Caspar
Editing
- Editor Gaëtan Huot
- Video Post-production Services CINAR Studios
Design
- Production Designer François Séguin
- Art Director (Italy Unit) Emita Frigato
- Art Director (Vienna Unit) Susanne Quendler
- Art Director (Oxford Unit) Martyn John
- Art Director (Shanghai Unit) Sun Weido
- Art Director (Shanghai Unit, Associate) Li Jiajun
- Decorator (Vienna Unit) Maria Blümel
- Set Decorator (Oxford Unit) Judy Farr
- Set Decorator (Montréal Unit) Pierre Perrault
- Violin Construction Peter Beare
- Property Master (Italy Unit) Claudio Villa
- Property Master (Italy Unit) Luciano Magagnini
- Property Master (Vienna Unit) Adolf Nurschinger
- Property Master (Oxford Unit) Ray Perry
- Property Master (Shanghai Unit) Mou Zhengqi
- Property Master (Shanghai Unit) Li Wei
- Property Master (Montréal Unit) Patrice Bengle
Costumes
- Costume Designer Renée April
- Costume Co-ordinator (Italy Unit) Maria Galante
- Costume Co-ordinator (Vienna Unit) Thomas Oláh
- Head Dresser (Montréal Unit) Fabienne April
- Key Dresser (Oxford Unit) Janet Moira
- Wardrobe (Oxford Unit Co-ordinator) Ros Ward
- Wardrobe (Shanghai Unit Mistress) Luo Taojuan
Make-up
- Make-up Artist (Italy Unit) Rosario Prestopino
- Make-up Artist (Vienna Unit) Adolf Uhrmacher
- Make-up Artist (Oxford Unit) Pat Hay
- Make-up Artist (Shanghai Unit) Gui Shaolin
- Make-up Artist (Montréal Unit) Micheline Trépanier
- Make-up Artist (Montréal Unit, Sam Jack) Marietta Carter-narcisse
- Hair Stylist (Italy Unit) Ferdinando Merolla
- Hair Stylist (Vienna Unit) Hannelore Uhrmacher
- Hair Stylist (Oxford Unit) Suzanne Stokes-munton
- Hair Stylist (Shanghai Unit) Wu Kangmei
- Hair Stylist (Montréal Unit) Réjean Goderre
Titles
- Titles Design Bruce Mau Design
- Titles Design Bruce Mau
- Titles Design Chris Pommer
- Titles/Opticals Film Effects Inc (Toronto)
Music
- Music/Orchestration John Corigliano
- Music Performed by The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Orchestra Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
- Solo Violin Joshua Bell
- [Music] Vocals Rebecca Starr
- Music Producer Matthias Gohl
- [Music] Executive Producer François Girard
- [Music] Production Co-ordination Alison Booth
- [Music] Production Co-ordination Peter Cho
- [Music] Editor Todd Kasow
- Additional Music Editor Guy Pelletier
- Music Consultant Joshua Bell
Sound
- [Music] Recordist/Mixer Joel Iwataki
- [Music] Additional Engineering James Nichols
- [Music] Additional Engineering Lawrence Manchester
- [Music] Additional Engineering Charles Harbutt
- [Music] Recorded at Abbey Road Studios
- [Music] Mixed at Manhattan Center Studios
- [Music] Additional Recording at Avatar Studios
- [Music] Additional Recording at Clinton Recording Studios (New York City)
- Sound Design/Supervision Marcel Pothier
- Sound Claude La Haye
- Sound Post-production Services Modulations
- Re-recording Hans Peter Strobl
- Re-recording Bernard Gariépy-Strobl
- Studio Co-ordinator Martin Cazes
- Re-recording Studio Marko Film
- Dialogue Editor Carole Gagnon
- Sound Effects Editor Antoine Morin
- ADR Supervisor Jacques Plante
- ADR (Paris, Director) Jacques Lévy
- ADR (Co-ordinator) Katarina Walsh
- ADR Recordist Jo Caron
- ADR Editor Jacques Plante
- Foley Artist Jérôme Décarie
- Foley Recordist Jo Caron
Stunts
- Morritz Stunt Double Desmond Campbell
- Stunt Driver Dave McKeown
- Stunt Driver Michael Scherer
Consultant
- Consultant (Violin) Charles Beare
- Consultant (Violin) Peter Beare
- Music Coach (Italy Unit) Stephen Lloyd
- Music Coach (Italy Unit) Irene Lloyd
- Stringed Instrument Consultant (Italy U) Claudio Amighetti
- Dolby Sound Consultant Eric A. Christoffersen
- Auction Consultants Christies (New York)
- With Thanks to Claire Best
- With Thanks to Pierre Latour
- With Thanks to Rolf Mittweg
- With Thanks to Yo-Yo Ma
- With Special Thanks to David Aukin
- With Special Thanks to Roberto Cicutto
- With Special Thanks to Carmela Galano
- With Special Thanks to Peter Gelb
- With Special Thanks to Bill House
- With Special Thanks to Luigi Musini
- Research Felix Williams
- Dialogue Coach (Italy Unit) Stefano Voltaggio
- Soundtrack Exclusively Available on Sony Classical
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- Stunt Driver Stéphane Lefebvre