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The Violin Maker of Cremona
UNITED STATES · 1909

The Violin Maker of Cremona

D.W. Griffith
deception and fraud unrequited love disability and shame artistic competition sacrifice and selflessness
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Synopsis

A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is also ashamed of being a cripple, so he switches his superior violin with that of another apprentice, Sandro, whom Giannina loves.

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