9 9 1 ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁end ings <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Red ▁Vi olin ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁François ▁Gir ard ▁and ▁st arring ▁Samuel ▁L . ▁Jackson , ▁Carlo ▁Cec chi ▁and ▁Syl via ▁Ch ang . ▁It ▁sp ans ▁four ▁centuries ▁and ▁five ▁countries ▁as ▁it ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁myster ious ▁red - col oured ▁viol in ▁and ▁its ▁many ▁own ers . ▁The ▁instrument , ▁made ▁in ▁C rem ona ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 1 ▁with ▁a ▁future ▁forec ast ▁by ▁tar ot ▁cards , ▁makes ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁Montreal ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁where ▁an ▁app ra iser ▁ident ifies ▁it ▁and ▁it ▁goes ▁to ▁au ction . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁an ▁international ▁co - production ▁among ▁companies ▁in ▁Canada , ▁Italy , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁screen play ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Don ▁McK ell ar , ▁who ▁also ▁acts , ▁and ▁Gir ard , ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁historic ▁ 1 7 2 0 ▁Str ad iv arius ▁viol in ▁nick named ▁the ▁" Red ▁M end els so hn ". ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁Austria , ▁Canada , ▁China , ▁England ▁and ▁Italy ▁and ▁features ▁a ▁sound track ▁by ▁John ▁Cor igli ano , ▁with ▁sol os ▁performed ▁by ▁viol in ist ▁Josh ua ▁Bell . ▁ ▁After ▁premier ing ▁in ▁the ▁Ven ice ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁it ▁received