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The Red Violin
1998
· Movie
· 130 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
57–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 57, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 91. Critics average 65, everyone else 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- François Girard
- Writers
- Don McKellar, François Girard
- Released
- 13 November 1998
- Country
- Austria, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Italy, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Box office
- $9.5M
- Awards
- 19 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 27 →1 major award won · 19 wins from 27 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Original Score | John Corigliano | Winner |
| Golden Globes 2000 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association 2000 | Best Original Score | John Corigliano | Nominee |
| Online Film Critics Society 2000 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| Satellite Awards 2000 | Best Costume Design | Renée April | Nominee |
| Genie Awards 1999 | Best Editing | Gaétan Huot | Nominee |
| Genie Awards 1999 | Best Music | John Corigliano | Winner |
| Genie Awards 1999 | Best Motion Picture | Niv Fichman | Winner |
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27 awards — The Red Violin
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Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score | John Corigliano | Winner |
Golden Globes
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Jutra Awards
11 nominations, 9 won
| Best Art Direction | François Séguin and Renée April | Winner |
| Best Direction | François Girard | Winner |
| Best Editing | Gaétan Huot | Winner |
| Best Film | Niv Fichman and Daniel Iron | Winner |
| Best Original Music | John Corigliano | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | François Girard and Don McKellar | Winner |
| Best Sound | Claude La Haye, Marcel Pothier, Hans Peter Strobl and Guy Pelletier | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Colm Feore | Winner |
| Cinematography | Alain Dostie | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sylvia Chang | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Monique Mercure | Nominee |
Genie Awards
10 nominations, 8 won
| Best Art Direction | Francois Seguin | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Alain Dostie | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Renée April | Winner |
| Best Direction | François Girard | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Niv Fichman | Winner |
| Best Music | John Corigliano | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Don McKellar and François Girard | Winner |
| Best Sound | Claude La Haye, Jo Caron, Bernard Gariepy Strobl and Hans Peter Strobl | Winner |
| Best Editing | Gaétan Huot | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Marcel Pothier, Jérôme Décarie, Carole Gagnon, Antoine Morin and Jacques Plante | Nominee |
Tokyo International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Artistic Contribution | François Girard | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | John Corigliano | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Costume Design | Renée April | Nominee |