Le concert

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Aleksei Guskov and Mélanie Laurent in Le concert (2009)

During the communist era, AndreÃ¯ Filipov was fired as the conductor of Moscow's Bolshoi Orchestra for refusing to fire all Jewish performers. Now a janitor at the Bolshoi, AndreÃ¯ intercepts a fax that inspires him to reform his orchestra for a surprise appearance at the Pleyel in Paris.

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Thirty years ago Bolshoi Orchestra conductor Andreï Filipov was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a lowly janitor, an opportunity arises to gather his old musicians to go and pose as th... Read allThirty years ago Bolshoi Orchestra conductor Andreï Filipov was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a lowly janitor, an opportunity arises to gather his old musicians to go and pose as the official Bolshoi orchestra in Paris.Thirty years ago Bolshoi Orchestra conductor Andreï Filipov was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a lowly janitor, an opportunity arises to gather his old musicians to go and pose as the official Bolshoi orchestra in Paris.

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IMDb RATING

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19K

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Awards
- 9 wins & 16 nominations total

Ivan Gavrilov
(as Valeri Barinov)

Lionel Abelanski

Jean-Paul Carrère

Laurent Bateau

Bertrand

Vlad Ivanov

Pyotr Tretyakin

Anna Kamenkova

Irina Filipova
(as Anna Kamenkova Pavlova)

Roger Dumas

Momo

Anghel Gheorghe

Vassili
(as Anghel Gheorghe dit 'Caliu Din Clejani')

Aleksandr Komissarov

Viktor Vikich
(as Alexander Komissarov)

Vitalie Bichir

Moïse

Despina Stanescu

Rivka

Guillaume Gallienne

Laudeyrac
(as Guillaume Gallienne de la Comédie Française)

Valentin Teodosiu

Leonid Vinitchenko

Ion Sapdaru

Kostin Genkine

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Trivia
Melanie Laurent started learning to play the violin only a few months before production. For the concert scenes, she learned all the bow movements, so her bow would always be on the correct string and move convincingly. However, her left hand (and sometimes arm) were digitally added/replaced in post-production.

Goofs
When Filipov, Gavrilov, and Grossman are meeting with the man will provide them and the orchestra passports to Paris, he says that when it is evening in Moscow it is morning in Paris. This is impossible because there is only a two hour time difference between the two cities.

Crazy credits
The director's father, Ion Mihaileanu, is credited as "diligent and attentive spectator and supporter of the film"

Connections
Features La Candidate (2002)

Soundtracks
Violin Concerto in D Major op. 35
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1878)
Performed by The Budapest Symphony Orchestra
(P) 2010 Les Productions Du Tresor / Oi Oi Oi Productions Under Exclusive License To Milan Entertainment, Inc

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9/10

Beautifully sad and funny altogether

I liked Le Train De La Vie, but i loved Le Concert. Mihaileanu keeps things simple and withholds just a couple of info, in order to reveal the actual truth at the end of the movie. He creates a drama without forcing you into tears from the beginning, consolidating every dramatic moment with a gag, joke or just a funny face. He builds funny characters, that you can enjoy seeing without being worn off by their problems or issues.

He was able to make a 2 hours film that envelopes so much about drama, failure, communism, music and dedication that is quite impossible not to appreciate. This movie was quite a joy.