Stradivari (1988)

As a boy the orphan Antonio Stradivari heard for the first time in his life the sound of a violin and he was fascinated by its voice. He tried to construct a violin and attracted the ... See full summary »

Director:

Giacomo Battiato

Writers:

Giacomo Battiato (screenplay), Suso Cecchi D'Amico (screenplay),

Stars:

Anthony Quinn, Stefania Sandrelli, Valérie Kaprisky

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Quinn	...	Antonio Stradivari
Stefania Sandrelli	...	Antonia Maria
Valérie Kaprisky	...	Francesca
Francesco Quinn	...	Alessandro
Danny Quinn	...	Francesco
Lorenzo Quinn	...	Young Antonio Stradivari
Fanny Bastien	...	Caterina
Jean-Paul Muel	...	Tailor
Stefano Mosini	...	Antonio Stradivari as a child
Leopoldo Trieste	...	Nicolò Amati
Michael Valeri	...	Omobono
Patrizia De Clara	...	Maddalena
Benedetto Fanna	...	Marco
Stefano Gragnani	...	The Marquis Ariberti
Graziella Diano	...	The Marquise Ariberti

Storyline

As a boy the orphan Antonio Stradivari heard for the first time in his life the sound of a violin and he was fascinated by its voice. He tried to construct a violin and attracted the attention of Niccolò Amati, a famous lutist of Cremona. Antonio became apprentice in his bottega (workshop). Grown up, he fell in love for Francesca and he succeeded in marrying her. Afterwards he became more and more famous for his violins and he was granted a diploma from the king of Spain. After the death of his wife he was almost forced to marry again. He was chosen by Antonia Maria and it will be a happy marriage. In the background we have a look at the history of Northern Italy during the seventeenth century.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

28 September 1988 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Stradivarius

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinecittà, Gruppo Bema, Reteitalia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

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