A young Jason Flemyng (fresh off of 'Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels') stars in the movie's third episode, a doomed romance set against the backdrop of 19th century English nobility. The film's second flashback features another tragedy, this time taking place in a Viennese orphanage in the late 18th century. When a gifted luthier arrives home to find his wife dead and child stillborn, he lacquers a new violin in her blood. The origin of the violin is shown in 17th century Cremona, Italy.
Jackson nevertheless makes a strong impression in 'The Red Violin.' This sumptuous indie is a centuries-spanning anthology chronicling the titular instrument as it passes from hand to hand in the lives of its diverse cast of characters. Though he primarily only features in this international coproduction's framing device, Samuel L.
