Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Giacomo Battiato
Written : Ernesto Gastaldi Giacomo Battiato Suso Cecchi D'Amico
Stars : Anthony Quinn Valérie Kaprisky Francesco Quinn Stefania Sandrelli
Genres : Drama Biography
Release date : Sep 27, 1988
Countries of origin : Italy France
Language : Italian
Filming locations : Cremona, Lombardia, Italy
Production companies : Cinecittà Reteitalia Gruppo Bema
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Drama Biography
Release date : Sep 27, 1988
Countries of origin : Italy France
Language : Italian
Filming locations : Cremona, Lombardia, Italy
Production companies : Cinecittà Reteitalia Gruppo Bema