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The Violin Player is a french film directed by Charles Van Damme with Richard Berry
The Violin Player (1994)
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Add to a movie listThe Violin Player (French: Le joueur de violon) is a 1994 French-Belgian drama film directed by Charles Van Damme. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
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Un violoniste virtuose va jouer du Bach dans le métro, pour faire un break dans sa carrière et défier le silence et l'indifférence.Actors
Richard Berry
(Armand)
François Berléand
(Charles)
Bernard Ballet
(Koehler)
Inês de Medeiros
(Lydia)
John Dobrynine
(Daraud)
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