The film "Paganini: the violinist of the Devil": actors, roles, plot

Geniuses, included in the history of world culture, attract the attention of the townsfolk. And for writers and filmmakers, the biography of an extraordinary personality is the best material for creativity. One of the proofs is Bernard Rose's painting "Paganini: The Devil's Violinist". The actors and the plot of the film will be discussed in this article.

Many consider outstanding talent to be a gift from God. Excessively superstitious people believe that unique abilities are nothing but a consequence of cooperation with the Devil. It is this idea that underlies the picture "Paganini: The Devil's Violinist". Actor - the executor of the role of the Italian musician and composer - managed to create on the screen the image of a man of complex, combining a unique talent and a propensity for immoral behavior.

The life of a brilliant violinist

About what period in the life of a musician is the film "Paganini: violinist of the Devil" narrated? The actor, who played the main role, coped magnificently with his task. And he had a difficult task: to create the image of a man ready for the sake of glory and honors to sell his soul to Satan. In the picture we are talking about the most difficult period in the biography of a musician.

The dark forces are personified by a certain Mr. Urbani in the film "Paganini: the violinist of the Devil." Actors and roles will be presented below. But it is necessary to say before that the game of artists deserved many positive reviews. The plot of the film, although it contains motifs of the famous Goethe "Faust", keeps in suspense.

A musician was born and raised in Italy. For the first time he started playing a musical instrument at the age of six. Since then, there has not been a day that he did not pick up a violin and a bow. The father showed excessive severity to the future genius. But this is hardly mentioned in the picture. Only the first episode in the film "Paganini: The Violinist of the Devil" tells about the musician's unhappy childhood. Actor David Garrett played in the picture of the great composer in the prime of life.

The reverse side of genius

Even during his lifetime, the virtuoso game attracted a lot of listeners. By the age of twenty he had reached such heights that during his performances in the concert hall there were no empty seats. Contemporaries musician noted that he performed each work with such enthusiasm and dedication that at the end of the concert fell without power.

But besides the music, the violinist had other passions: women, opium, wine. The most beautiful ladies, including crowned people, gave him not only their body, but also love. He conquered by his talent admirers of music around the world. Was Paganini a man gifted with a divine gift? Or, perhaps, he was a servant of the Devil? Disputes about this do not cease until now. After all, Paganini was truly a virtuoso musician. At the same time, addictive habits accompanied him to the end of his life. On the talent and immorality, about diligence and apathy, about fame and lack of money, the film "Paganini: violinist of the Devil". Actors starring: David Garrett and Jared Harris.

David Garrett

Paganini in the picture was played by a professional and well-known violinist in Europe. David Garrett was born in Germany in 1980. At the age of 19, he moved to the United States to receive music education, and worked as a model in parallel. Glory to Garrett came in 2007, when he played the famous Interlude "Flight of the Bumblebee" in just 60 seconds. This achievement is included in the Guinness Book of Records. For the film "Paganini: violinist of the devil", David Garrett created the author's arrangement.

Jared Harris

This actor performed in the film about the great violinist of the mysterious and all-powerful Urbani. Jared Harris was born in England in 1961. He continued the famous actor's dynasty. In the 80's he graduated from Duke University and made his debut in the film "Paper Rachel." Over the course of his career, he has played in more than fifty TV series and films, but the role of Lane Price in the project "Madmen" and the professor in the film work "Sherlock Holmes: The Game of Shadows" brought him the greatest fame. In 2012, he became a nominee for the Emmy Award, but did not receive the award.

Secondary roles

It is worth mentioning the names of other actors ("Paganini: violinist of the Devil"). Charlotte - beloved protagonist - played by Andrew Dec. The actress is known for the films "Les Miserables", "Mr. Selfridge", "Beyond Time".

The film also featured Veronica Ferres and Helmut Berger. The first played the role of Elizabeth Wells, Helmut Berger - Lord Burgers.

Veronica Ferres became widely known in 1996 after performing the main role in the movie "Classroom Woman". In 2001, she received the prestigious Grimme-Preis award for her role as Nellie in the film The Mann Family. Helmut Berger brought fame to the role in the films "The Fall of the Gods" and "Ludwig."