Francois Girard directed this drama tracing the history of a musical instrument through five countries and three centuries. In 1681, to keep the spirit of his wife alive, an Italian paints the violin with a red varnish made from her blood. It is later found in the Austrian Alps when a prodigy gives a performance in the court of Vienna in 1792. Taken by gypsies, the instrument is acquired by a Dionysian composer. After a journey by boat to China in 1966, it is hidden during the Cultural Revolution. In contemporary Canada, it is spotted at an auction house by a violin expert (Samuel L. Jackson) who becomes obsessed with it. Scripted by Girard and Don McKellar. Filmed on a 10 million budget in Montreal, China, Italy, Austria, and Oxford. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Disc #1 -- The Red Violin
1. Making a Masterpiece [6:16]
2. 5 Cards [3:16]
3. A Gift [4:02]
4. Not Well [6:13]
5. A Miracle [6:46]
6. Strong Heart [4:27]
7. Teaching Tools [3:54]
8. Making Music [5:02]
9. Play Your Best [7:12]
10. Travelling Treasure [4:47]
11. Personal Invitation [2:16]
12. Summoning the Music [7:36]
13. Come Back [3:17]
14. A Bullet Wound [4:46]
15. Abroad Travels [4:06]
16. Stopping the Music [7:39]
17. One Song [4:43]
18. An Invasion [4:25]
19. Beautiful Specimen [5:42]
20. Attention to Detail [3:01]
21. Nothing Special [7:02]
22. Perfect Marriage [3:34]
23. Blood Red [7:24]
24. Bringing Something Special [12:24]

• Amadeus
• Uns et Les Autres
• Highway 61
• Roadkill
• Winchester '73
• Ronde
• Yellow Rolls-Royce
• Tales of Manhattan
• Twenty Bucks
• Being Human
• Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould
• Immortal Beloved
• Dance Me Outside
• Exotica
• In the Presence of Mine Enemies
• Eve's Bayou
• Tous les matins du monde
• Last Night
• Canone Inverso: Making Love
• Century Hotel
• Brush With Fate
• Chicken with Plums

• The Red Violin [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
• Red Violin [Widescreen]
• Red Violin
• Red Violin [Blu-ray]
• Red Violin [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [LP]