The Concert

1h 59min

Drama

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

Oï Oï Oï Productions

France 3 Cinéma

EuropaCorp

Castel Film

Panache Productions

BiM Distribuzione

RTBF

Cast

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
Vlad Ivanov

Vlad Ivanov

Pyotr Tretyakin
Anna Kamenkova

Anna Kamenkova

Irina Filipova
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
Ramzy Bedia

Ramzy Bedia

Boss Le Trou Normand
Anton Yakovlev

Anton Yakovlev

Russian TV Operator
Hervé Pauchon

Hervé Pauchon

Barman Châtelet
Philippe Uchan

Philippe Uchan

Boss French Restaurant
Bing Yin

Bing Yin

Boss Chinese Restaurant
Tatiana Rotari

Tatiana Rotari

wife Sacha
Patrick Zard

Patrick Zard

Receptionist Hotel

Release date

4th Nov 2009

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Pусский, Français, Italiano