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Red Violin, The [Meridian Collection]

DVD/APPROX. 130 MINS./1999/US R

Main feature:

Release Jun 3, 2008
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs.
Audio English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles English, Spanish
Studio Lionsgate
Year 1999
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Special features:

  • Digitally Remastered Transfer
  • Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Director Francois Girard and Co-Writer Don McKellar
  • "The Oscar-Winning Chaconne" Featuring Composer John Corigliano
  • "The Auction Block" Depicting Record-Breaking Violin Auctions and the Appeal of Stradivarius Violins

Synopsis:

"I Loved This Movie!" - Roger Ebert, Siskel and Ebert

An epic adventure of mystery and obsession unfolds when Charles Morritz (Samuel L. Jackson), an appraiser of rare musical instruments, discovers a one-of-a-kind, blood-red violin at a prestigious Montreal auction house. Convinced he's found an authentic long-lost masterpiece, Morritz uncovers the spectacular journey of the priceless violin, how it changed hands and the lives of all who touched it. When the violin's shocking secret is finally revealed, Morritz must wrestle with his own demons and choose between burying the truth, and risking everything.

Cast and Crew:

Lionsgate presents
Jean-Luc BideauCarlo CecchiSylvia ChangColm FeoreJason FlemyngIrene GrazioliSamuel L. JacksonDon McKellarGreta Scacchi"Red Violin, The"
Written byFrancois GirardWritten byDon McKellarproduced byNiv Fichman
directed byFrancois Girard
Production Year: 1999

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