The Concert
(2009)
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The Concert
(2009)
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| Aleksey Guskov | ... |
Andrey Simonovich Filipov
(as Aleksei Guskov)
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Dmitriy Nazarov | ... |
Aleksandr 'Sasha' Abramovich Grosman
(as Dimitri Nazarov)
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| Mélanie Laurent | ... |
Anne-Marie Jacquet /
Lea
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| François Berléand | ... |
Olivier Morne Duplessis
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| Miou-Miou | ... |
Guylène de La Rivière
(as Miou Miou)
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Valeriy Barinov | ... |
Ivan Gavrilov
(as Valeri Barinov)
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Lionel Abelanski | ... |
Jean-Paul Carrère
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| Laurent Bateau | ... |
Bertrand
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| Vlad Ivanov | ... |
Pyotr Tretyakin
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Anna Kamenkova | ... |
Irina Filipova
(as Anna Kamenkova Pavlova)
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Roger Dumas | ... |
Momo
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Anghel Gheorghe | ... |
Vassili
(as Anghel Gheorghe dit 'Caliu Din Clejani')
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Aleksandr Komissarov | ... |
Viktor Vikich
(as Aleksander Komissarov)
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Vitalie Bichir | ... |
Moïse
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Despina Stanescu | ... |
Rivka
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Thirty years ago, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov, the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a mere cleaning man at the Bolshoi, he learns by accident that the Châtelet Theater in Paris invites the Bolshoi orchestra to play there. He decides to gather together his former musicians and to perform in Paris in the place of the current Bolshoi orchestra. As a solo violin player to accompany his old Jewish or Gypsy musicians he wants Anne-Marie Jacquet, a young virtuoso. If they all overcome the hardships ahead this very special concert will be a triumph. Written by Guy Bellinger
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.