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The Concert (2009)

The grand deception that became the performance of a lifetime.

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 59M

Director : Radu Mihăileanu
Writer : Radu Mihăileanu, Alain-Michel Blanc, Matthew Robbins, Héctor Cabello Reyes

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Aleksey Guskov
Aleksey Guskov
Andrey Simonovich Filipov
Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent
Anne-Marie Jacquet
Dmitri Nazarov
Dmitri Nazarov
Aleksandr 'Sasha' Abramovich Grosman
François Berléand
François Berléand
Olivier Morne Duplessis
Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou
Guylène de La Rivière
Lionel Abelanski
Lionel Abelanski
Jean-Paul Carrère
Valeriy Barinov
Valeriy Barinov
Ivan Gavrilov
Sara Martins
Sara Martins
Secretaire Duplessis
Laurent Bateau
Laurent Bateau
Bertrand
Vlad Ivanov
Vlad Ivanov
Pyotr Tretyakin
Anna Kamenkova
Anna Kamenkova
Irina Filipova
Roger Dumas
Roger Dumas
Momo
Anghel Gheorghe
Anghel Gheorghe
Vassili
Aleksandr Komissarov
Aleksandr Komissarov
Viktor Vikich
Vitalie Bichir
Vitalie Bichir
Moïse
Guillaume Gallienne
Guillaume Gallienne
Laudeyrac
Valentin Teodosiu
Valentin Teodosiu
Leonid Vinitchenko
Ion Sapdaru
Ion Sapdaru
Kostin Genkine
Maria Dinulescu
Maria Dinulescu
Femme Genkine
Anamaria Ferentz
Anamaria Ferentz
Singer marriage Genkine
Mihai Călin
Mihai Călin
Yitzhak
Ramzy Bedia
Ramzy Bedia
Boss Le Trou Normand
Eric Judor
Eric Judor
Anton Yakovlev
Anton Yakovlev
Russian TV Operator
Constantin Drăgănescu
Constantin Drăgănescu
Homme Palier
Hervé Pauchon
Hervé Pauchon
Barman Châtelet
Philippe Uchan
Philippe Uchan
Boss French Restaurant
Bing Yin
Bing Yin
Boss Chinese Restaurant
Constantin Bărbulescu
Constantin Bărbulescu
Makarov
Tatiana Rotari
Tatiana Rotari
wife Sacha
Patrick Zard
Patrick Zard
Receptionist Hotel

Crews

Radu Mihăileanu
Radu Mihăileanu
Director
Radu Mihăileanu
Radu Mihăileanu
Dialogue
Radu Mihăileanu
Radu Mihăileanu
Adaptation
Radu Mihăileanu
Radu Mihăileanu
Screenplay
Alain-Michel Blanc
Alain-Michel Blanc
Screenplay
Matthew Robbins
Matthew Robbins
Screenplay
Thierry Degrandi
Thierry Degrandi
Original Story
Alain Attal
Alain Attal
Producer
Héctor Cabello Reyes
Héctor Cabello Reyes
Screenplay
Michael Blakey
Michael Blakey
Producer
Valerio De Paolis
Valerio De Paolis
Co-Producer
André Logie
André Logie
Co-Producer
Radu Mihăileanu
Radu Mihăileanu
Producer
Bogdan Moncea
Bogdan Moncea
Line Producer
Vlad Păunescu
Vlad Păunescu
Co-Producer
Elena Yatsura
Elena Yatsura
Co-Executive Producer
Armand Amar
Armand Amar
Original Music Composer
Laurent Dailland
Laurent Dailland
Director of Photography
Ludo Troch
Ludo Troch
Editor
Christian Niculescu
Christian Niculescu
Production Design
Stanislas Reydellet
Stanislas Reydellet
Production Design
Arnaud Denis
Arnaud Denis
Art Direction
Vlad Roseanu
Vlad Roseanu
Art Direction
Cécilia Blom
Cécilia Blom
Set Decoration
Gina Calin
Gina Calin
Set Decoration
Viorica Petrovici
Viorica Petrovici
Costume Design
Maïra Ramedhan Levi
Maïra Ramedhan Levi
Costume Design
Selim Azzazi
Selim Azzazi
Supervising Sound Editor
Nicolas Bourgeois
Nicolas Bourgeois
Sound Editor
Pierre Excoffier
Pierre Excoffier
Sound
Lionel Lebras
Lionel Lebras
Boom Operator
Stephane Rabeau
Stephane Rabeau
Sound Editor
Olivier Varenne
Olivier Varenne
Boom Operator

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