Stradivari

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 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.

Date of release
1988-09-28
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Giacomo Battiato

Casting

Interesting facts

Stradivari is a 1988 Italian biographical drama film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It depicts real life events of luthier Antonio Stradivari. It was filmed in sixteen weeks between Cremona and Cinecittà. It stars Anthony Quinn along with his three sons by Italian costume designer, Iolanda Addolori.

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