The Concert

2010 "The grand deception that became the performance of a lifetime."

The Concert

7.5 | 1h59m | G | en | Drama

A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov had seen his career publicly broken by Leonid Brezhnev for hiring Jewish musicians and now works cleaning the concert hall where he once directed. One day, he intercepts an official invitation from the prestigious Théâtre du Châtelet. Through a series of mad antics, he reunites his old orchestra, now composed of old alcoholic musicians, and flies to perform in Paris and complete the Tchaikovsky concerto interrupted 30 years earlier. For the concerto, he engages a young violin soloist with whom he has an unexpected connection.

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7.5 | 1h59m | G | en | Drama , Comedy | More Info

Released: July. 30,2010 | Released Producted By: Canal+ , BIM Distribuzione Country: Romania Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Aleksey Guskov , Mélanie Laurent , Dmitri Nazarov

Director

Arnaud Denis

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Reviews

celluloidroid I thought I could sum up my feelings about Le Concert by using a simple analogy: this film is sort of like your best friend who has a good heart, but sometimes does and says the wrong things. You know your friend always means well, and sometimes even delights you with a special treat, and so you continue to love him/her. Like that well meaning friend, Le Concert has some technical flaws, and at times doesn't seem to make sense, but this film absolutely has a heart of gold. Just look past the little flaws and take it for what it is: a feel-good film that will have you smiling at the end. That's what friends are for.

Gordon-11 This film is about a renowned Russian conductor who got publicly humiliated 30 years ago for hiring Jewish musicians. He sorts out his unfinished business by gathering a group of friends to pretend to be the Bolshoi Orchestra."The Concert" treads a fine line, as it is not easy to make a film funny and serious at the same time. It manages that successfully, as it provides many comedic moments; I am particularly entertained by the negotiations between the French and the Russians, and how the Jewish musicians exercised their business acumen. The drama is engaging and emotional too, and the emotional climax is gracefully augmented by beautiful music. "The Concert" is a very good film.

onehipdad I've wanted to see this ever since the Oscar nominations came out and I browsed the entries for BFF over breakfast - it caught my eye then as an appealing premise. I was rewarded finally on a transatlantic flight to the UK last Sunday. Though the screen was small, the noise suppression headset provided an audio banquet of delight and yes, I had several moments of laugh-out-loud appreciation for this highly-entertaining film. I've always been a sucker for Russian literature & music; I've long been amazed that some of the most powerfully impressive art has come from one of the harshest environments and span of history (indeed, I'm a third of the way thru The Brothers Karamazov right now and I haven't touched Dostoyevsky in 40 years, since high school). The movie is a balance of emotion - it touches and massages every one, with humor, sympathy, concern, disappointment, frustration, anxiety, and the music, always the music. Seeing a familiar face again (Ms. Laurent) was an unexpected bonus, and her appeal for me was the same I realize now as it was in Tarantino's film, as some unfortunate's daughter, and you can't help but desire for her comfort and happiness. Best movie of the year, so far. Oh, and I'm downloading the soundtrack now from Amazon.

siderite The title is not of those "it's about Russians" things, but an expression of the success of the movie in conveying the emotions related to a concert, making even me understand the effort and be moved at the end, when they finally do it.The movie has a great idea, a funny script and all the actors in it play perfectly. The plot does have some holes in it, but that is besides the point. Like in The Ugly Duckling story, you know it's a fairy tale and that it is going to end well; the road there is what counts.Bottom line: French, Romanian and Russian actors and movie people get together to make a truly European movie. It has soul, it has magic, it sings; in the end, you hear the music.