The Concert (2009) Le concert (original title)

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Director:

Radu Mihaileanu

Writers:

Radu Mihaileanu (scenario) and
Alain-Michel Blanc (scenario) ...
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Release Date:

29 July 2010 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

An Uplifting Comedy About a True Band of Misfits.

Plot:

Thirty years ago, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov, the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, was fired for hiring Jewish musicians...

Plot Keywords:

Orchestra | Concert | Gypsy | Violin Player | Tchaikovsky

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Aleksey Guskov	...	Andrey Simonovich Filipov (as Aleksei Guskov)
Dmitriy Nazarov	...	Aleksandr 'Sasha' Abramovich Grosman (as Dimitri Nazarov)
Mélanie Laurent	...	Anne-Marie Jacquet / Lea
François Berléand	...	Olivier Morne Duplessis
Miou-Miou	...	Guylène de La Rivière (as Miou Miou)
Valeriy Barinov	...	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 Aleksander 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
Maria Dinulescu	...	Femme Genkine
Anamaria Ferentz	...	Chanteuse mariage Genkine
Silvia Popa	...	Mère Tretiakine
Marie Rosse	...	Femme Tretiakine
Florian Budeanu	...	Anatoli Sokol
David Marcian	...	Musicien Cantine 1
Marke Czerniawski	...	Musicien Cantine 2
Lavrenth Nujnoi	...	Musicien Variété 1
Andrei Karassenko	...	Musicien Variété 2
Théodore Komaniecki	...	Misha Taxi
Bogdane Antoane	...	Déménageur corniste
Gheorghe Frunza	...	Dimitri Déménageur corniste
Romeo Ciocarian	...	Déménageur Alto
Ioan Gusa	...	Marchand de légumes Basson
Aurel Orosanu	...	Marchand de Samovars Haubois
Constantine Grigore	...	Feodor
Valeriu Negruta	...	Grigori
Sigismond Cachot	...	Mitia
Egatherina Tudorache	...	Katerina
Evuguenia Fabre	...	Maya Chapochnikova
Ioan Coman	...	Assistant Leonid
Sara Martins	...	Secrétaire Duplessis
Patrick Zard	...	Réceptionniste Hôtel (as Patrick Zard')
Mihai Calin	...	Yitzhak
Constantin Barbulescu	...	Makarov (as Constica Barbulescu)
Sofila Ouzahir	...	Serveuse Café Chinois
Bing Yin	...	Patron Café Chinois
Philippe Uchan	...	Patron Resto Français
Hervé Pauchon	...	Barman Châtelet
Ovidiu Cuncea	...	Postier
Constantin Draganescu	...	Homme Palier
Sacha Vikouloff	...	Technicien TV Russe 1
Anton Yakovlev	...	Technicien TV Russe 2
Alexandru Dan Suciu	...	Fils de Sacha
Henri Paul	...	Ambassadeur de France
Ramzy Bedia	...	Parton Le Trou Normand
Eric Judor	...	Et la particiaption exeptionnelle de
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deszö Balogh	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Catherine Bastien	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Pierre Birling	...	Un musicien
Tony Bonfis	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Philippe Defosse	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Françoise Gernigon	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Roméo Liviu Balan	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Adriana Marinca	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Carmen Oprea	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Igor Ramos	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Romano	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Mauricio Romero	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Petr Ruzicka	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Emmanuelle Stanese	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Lela Tsindelani	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Efim Zoubriski	...	Les musiciens de l'orchestre d'Andrei Filipov
Vernice Klier	...	La Traductrice (uncredited)
Dragos Onisei	...	The Wedding Drummer (uncredited)

Directed by
Radu Mihaileanu

Writing credits
Radu Mihaileanu		(scenario) and
Alain-Michel Blanc		(scenario)
Matthew Robbins		(collaboration)
Radu Mihaileanu		(adaptation and dialogue)
Héctor Cabello Reyes		(based on an original story by) and
Thierry Degrandi		(based on an original story by)

Produced by
Alain Attal	....	producer
Michael Blakey	....	producer
Valerio De Paolis	....	co-producer
André Logie	....	co-producer
Radu Mihaileanu	....	producer
Bogdan Moncea	....	line producer
Vlad Paunescu	....	co-producer
Elena Yatsura	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Armand Amar

Cinematography by
Laurent Dailland

Film Editing by
Ludo Troch

Casting by
Gigi Akoka
Hervé Jakubowicz
Natalya Krimenskaya

Production Design by
Christian Niculescu
Stanislas Reydellet

Art Direction by
Arnaud Denis
Vlad Roseanu

Set Decoration by
Cécilia Blom
Gina Stancu

Costume Design by
Viorica Petrovici
Maïra Ramedhan Levi		(as Maira Ramedhan Lévy)

Makeup Department
Amélie Bouilly	....	makeup artist
Daniela Busoiu	....	key makeup artist: Romania
Michèle Constantinides	....	key makeup artist
Elisa Costa	....	makeup artist
Catherine Crassac	....	key hair stylist
Bernard Floch	....	key makeup artist
Adelina Handuri	....	key hair stylist (as Adelina Popa)

Production Management
Martin Allegaree	....	assistant unit manager
Xavier Amblard	....	production manager
Sébastien Delepine	....	assistant unit manager
Emmanuelle Jacobson-Roques	....	unit manager trainee
Sébastien Lombard	....	unit manager trainee
Cyril Lounkevitch	....	production manager: second unit, Russia
Gary Mihaileanu	....	unit manager trainee
Nicolas Mouchet	....	post-production manager
Grégory Valais	....	unit manager
Elena Valeanu	....	unit production manager: Romania
Roxanne Vallet	....	unit manager trainee

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vasile Albinet	....	action director
Hany El-Sayed	....	second assistant director
Julie Grumbach	....	second assistant director
Olivier Jacquet	....	first assistant director
Ovi Morariu	....	first assistant director: Romania
Michaël Pierrard	....	second assistant director
Marian Sarbu	....	assistant director

Art Department
Thomas Akoka	....	painter
Ioan Barladeanu	....	props model maker
Khadija Ben Mustapha	....	assistant set designer
Pauline Berger	....	props
Pierre-Emmanuel Chatiliez	....	storyboard artist
Ludovic Erbelding	....	construction coordinator
Antoine Galinié	....	property master
Viorel Ghenea	....	property master
Benoit Godde	....	concept artist
Adi Handac	....	props
Yannick Heuveline	....	props and furniture
Marc Rovere	....	dressing props
Geaniloni Sandru	....	scenic painter
Eusebiu Sirbu	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Selim Azzazi	....	supervising sound editor
Nicolas Bourgeois	....	sound editor
Federico Costantini	....	dubbing mixer: italian version
Andreas Drost	....	dubbing recordist
Pierre Excoffier	....	sound
Valentin Excoffier	....	second sound assistant
Pierre-Jean Labrusse	....	sound mix technician
Lionel Lebras	....	boom operator: post-synchronisation
François Lepeuple	....	foley artist
Edouard Murcier	....	post-synchronisation
Zacharie Naciri	....	adr boom operator
Stephane Rabeau	....	sound editor
Bruno Tarrière	....	foley engineer
Bruno Tarrière	....	sound re-recording mixer
Olivier Varenne	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Benjamin Ageorges	....	visual effects supervisor
Stephane Bidault	....	visual effects supervisor
Christophe Chanvin	....	artistic director
Nicolas Delbecq	....	visual effects artist
David Fonseca	....	flame artist
Fabian Fontela Carrion	....	digital artist
Jean-Antoine Lacolle	....	visual effects artist
Paul Moriaux	....	digital artist
Romain Moussel	....	digital artist
Bruno Nicolas	....	digital artist
Marc Obin	....	visual effects artist
Bes Paul-Emmanuel	....	digital artist
François Poupon	....	visual effects artist
Amélie Rey	....	visual effects
Sarah Teyssier-Miko	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Roxana Dicu	....	stunt performer
Carmen Preda	....	stunt performer
Dorin Zaharia	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Roxana Ardelean	....	second assistant camera
Christophe Bassoulet	....	electrician
Alessandro Brambilla	....	steadicam/camera operator
Olivier Caroff	....	genny operator
Calin Catalin	....	gaffer
Catalin Chiorean	....	electrician
Julien Cottret	....	grip
Julien Covens	....	additional grip
Vincent Doignon	....	video assist operator
Eugen Dumitru	....	grip
Guy Ferrandis	....	still photographer
Gil Fontbonne	....	key grip
Carole Gargam	....	assistant camera
Arnaud Gervet	....	second assistant camera
Bruno Glasberg	....	electrician
Laurentiu Ivan	....	second assistant camera
Océane Lavergne	....	first assistant camera
Johan Lecomte	....	grip
Sophie Lelou	....	electrician (as Sophie Lelou Mollard)
Maud Lemaistre	....	co-first assistant camera
Pascal Pajaud	....	gaffer
Jean-Baptiste Perrin	....	electrician
Valentin Simeonov	....	video assist operator
Alexey Smirnov	....	electrician: Russia
Gregoire Thevenot	....	video assist operator

Casting Department
Laurent Couraud	....	extras casting
Mustapha Souaidi	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mihaela David	....	assistant costume designer
Marie Dimberton	....	costumer
Maria Muscalu	....	wardrobe supervisor assistant
Doina Raducut	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Miguel Bejo	....	telecine dailies colorist
Séverine Cava	....	assistant editor
Ornella Del-Vecchio	....	digital conformation
Sophia Del-Vecchio	....	digital conformation
Isabelle Julien	....	colorist
Frederic Jupin	....	digital conformation

Music Department
Camille Adrien	....	composer: additional music
Camille Adrien	....	orchestrator
Michael Blakey	....	music producer
The Budapest Symphony Orchestra	....	music performed by
Vincent Joinville	....	music mixer
Vincent Joinville	....	music recordist
Sylvain Morizet	....	assistant composer
Sylvain Morizet	....	musician: pianist
Sarah Nemtanu	....	coach: Mélanie Laurent
Sarah Nemtanu	....	violin soloist: violin
Emilie Ruby	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Sarmis Stamatescu	....	driver

Other crew
Thierry Artur	....	production accountant
Sophie Audier	....	script supervisor
Razvan Badea	....	production assistant
Marie Barré	....	location scout
Miruna Butanche	....	production assistant
Hubert Caillard	....	lawyer
Laure Darie	....	production secretary
François Guerrar	....	press attache (as François Hassan Guerrar)
Mariah Breitel Hembree	....	post script services
Andreea Iordache	....	assistant location manager
Emilie Maggiar	....	production accountant assistant
Bérangère Maisons	....	press attache
Fabien Pondevaux	....	location scout
Floriana Sandu	....	location manager

Thanks
Jacqueline Bisset	....	special thanks
Emma Thompson	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Oï Oï Oï Productions (co-production)
• Les Productions du Trésor (co-production)
• France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
• EuropaCorp (co-production)
• Castel Film Romania (co-production) (as Castel Films)
• Panache Productions (co-production)
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (co-production)
• BIM Distribuzione (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• France 3 (FR 3) (participation)
• Eurimages (support)
• Région Ile-de-France (support)
• Belgacom TV (support)
• Tax Shelter ING Invest de Tax Shelter Productions (support)
• Fonds d'Action de la Sacem, Le (support)
• Wild Bunch

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Alliance Media & Entertainment (20??) (India) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (20??) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Budapest Film (20??) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Camera Film (2010) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2010) (Iceland) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (20??) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (20??) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2010) (Japan) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Golden Village Pictures (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment Slovakia (20??) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (20??) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Independenta Film (2009) (Romania) (theatrical)
• Lev Cinemas (20??) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Pan Vision (2010) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Pan Vision (2010) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Radivision (20??) (Russia) (theatrical)
• SPI International (20??) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Tour de Force (2010) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Videovision Entertainment (20??) (South Africa) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Wild Bunch (2009) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• With Cinema (20??) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (2009) (Italy) (all media)
• Castello Lopes Multimédia (2010) (Portugal) (all media)
• Cinema Mondo (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• Cinema Mondo (2009) (Scandinavia) (all media)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• France Télévisions Distribution (2010) (France) (DVD) (also Blu-ray)
• Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore (2010) (Italy) (DVD)
• Hopscotch Films (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Optimum Releasing (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Paris Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• Seville Pictures (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• Teleview International (2009) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Vicol Entertainment (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Duran Duboi

Other Companies

• Aéroports de Paris  co-operation
• Bonne Maman (I)  thanks
• Chainon Manquant, Le  Footage research & clearance
• Cine Cascade  car: tracking shot
• L.V.T.  subtitles
• Oana Paunescu's Dada Workshop  wardrobe

Also Known As:

"Le concert" - France (original title)
"Orchestra!" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual content

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

France | Italy | Romania | Belgium | Russia

Language:

French | Russian

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Denmark:A | Finland:K-3 | France:U | Germany:0 | Italy:T | Japan:G | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/6 (Qualidade) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:All | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 (DVD) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #46247)

Filming Locations:

Romania

Company:

Oï Oï Oï Productions

Trivia:

French visa # 106079 delivered on 22-10-2009.

Soundtrack:

Sabre Dance

20 years post-1989 encapsulated in 2 hours

The movie gives you an accurate feel for what it feels to struggle to survive and find your way in post-communist Eastern Europe. The tragedy of the past is still present and yet the human nature freed up from restrictions turns in completely unexpected directions. The only way to escape the day-time TV feel is to bring in plenty of sense of humor.

Radu Mihaileanu creates a master piece. I can vouch that it captures the crazy spirit of the last 20 years and the need to make sense of it all. The resolution of the movie is childish and so there were the hopes and dreams of us all in 1989.

The movie is a modern fairy tale told with harsh truths and love and compassion.