Le Concert

Le Concert
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Radu Mihăileanu
Written by	Radu Mihăileanu Héctor Cabello Reyes Thierry Degrandi Matthew Robbins Alain-Michel Blanc
Produced by	Alain Attal
Starring	Aleksei Guskov Mélanie Laurent Dmitry Nazarov François Berléand Miou-Miou Lionel Abelanski
Cinematography	Laurent Dailland
Edited by	Ludo Troch
Music by	Armand Amar Tchaikovsky
Production companies	EuropaCorp Wild Bunch France 3 Cinema
Distributed by	Europa Filmes (France)[1] Cineart (Belgium)[1] BIM Distribuzione (Italy)[1] Independența Film (Romania)[1] Ruscico (Russia)[1]
Release dates	September 2009 (2009-09) (Russia) 4 November 2009 (2009-11-04) (France)
Running time	119 minutes
Countries	France Belgium Italy Romania Russia
Languages	French Russian
Budget	$14.2 million [2]
Box office	$41.1 million [3]

Le Concert is a 2009 French

Plot

A former world-famous conductor of the

alcoholic

in the process.

While cleaning his boss's office, he intercepts an official invitation from the prestigious

, which was interrupted 30 years earlier by former KGB Agent Ivan Gavrilov, who is enrolled by Filipov in his scheme as the orchestra's manager and is actively and efficiently supporting Filipov's plan, much to the dismay of Aleksandr 'Sasha' Abramovich Grossman (the orchestra's main cellist), because he suspects that Gavrilov has his own agenda for the Paris trip.

Gavrilov and Filipov demand several conditions from the Châtelet, that they are forced to accept, since the concert with the Bolshoi is significantly less expensive. One condition is that the solo violinist will be Anne-Marie Jacquet, who famously has never played Tchaikovsky's concerto because she is afraid of it. She has long dreamed of playing it with the Bolshoi and particularly with Filipov, whose fame outside of Russia has not diminished. Her agent, Guylène de La Rivière, who is also Anne-Marie's adoptive mother, is reluctant to allow that because she is acquainted with Filipov and his past, but Anne-Marie insists, and de la Riviere has no option but to accept. The orchestra is also forced to accept the sponsorship of an open Russian mafia boss who likes to play the cello, despite the fact that he does so terribly and who wants to be part of the orchestra.

Once in Paris, the entire orchestra disappears, partying and raising money in other jobs such as taxi drivers, movers or translators. The unprofessionalism of the Russian musicians and Anne-Marie's own impression that the performance serves as a means of

case, at the behest of Irina, Filipov, and Sasha.

At the last moment, the entire orchestra, after receiving an SMS message calling them to play in honor of Lea, appears at the Theatre despite the fact that not a single rehearsal has taken place. In the meantime, the real manager of the Bolshoi, who happened to be vacationing in Paris and learned by chance about the concert, appears at the theatre to prevent the performance, but he is intercepted by Gavrilov, who locks him in a broom closet. The concert has a wobbly beginning due to the lack of rehearsals – even Gavrilov, who actually intended to speak at a Communist Party meeting, asks God to demonstrate his existence by salvaging the situation. However, the orchestra manages to reach Filipov's ideal of spontaneous harmony once Anne-Marie mesmerizes everyone with her magnificent interpretation of the solo part, which she had studied on her mother's annotated score. The concert is a huge success and Filipov is able to restart his career as a conductor of the new "Andreï Filipov Orchestra" along with Anne-Marie, who joins him in a world tour.

Cast

• Aleksei Guskov as Andreï Filipov
• Mélanie Laurent as Anne-Marie Jacquet and Lea Strum (her mother)
• Dmitry Nazarov as Sacha Grossman
• François Berléand as Olivier Morne Duplessis
• Miou-Miou as Guylène de La Rivière
• Valery Barinov as Ivan Gavrilov
• Lionel Abelanski as Jean-Paul Carrère
• Laurent Bateau as Bertrand
• Vlad Ivanov as Pyotr Tretyakin
• Guillaume Gallienne as a critic
• Ramzy Bedia as Ahmed
• Anghel Gheorghe as Vassili (Taraf de Haïdouks)
• Anna Kamenkova as Irina Filipova

Production

To prepare for her role, Laurent spent five months studying violin with Sarah Nemtanu of the Orchestre National de France.^[6]

Music

Le Concert
Soundtrack album by Armand Amar
Released	2 November 2009 (2009-11-02)
Genre	Classical
Label	Columbia Records

The film's original score was composed by Armand Amar with one track written by Radu Mihăileanu ("Le Trou Normand"). The musical work which has a central role in the film and is played during the final scene is the

are also included on the soundtrack.

1. "Andreï I"
2. "S'Il Vous Sied"
3. "Nani, Nani" (Kek Lang Chants Roms)
4. "Place Rouge I"
5. "Andreï II"
6. "Merci Bolchoï"
7. "Kalinka"
8. "100% Des Voix"
9. "Kalou"
10. "Je Vous Baise Chaleureusement"
11. "Symphonie N°1 Titan"
12. "Ci-Gît"
13. "Danse Du Sabre Remix"
14. "Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467"
15. "Andreï III"
16. "Tziganie"
17. "Le Trou Normand"
18. "Ai Routchiok" (Traditional)
19. "Place Rouge II"
20. "Je Régule L'Addition"
21. "Sir Bina Ya Qitâr" (Les Musiciens du Nil)
22. "Je Suis Ravissant De Vous Rencontrer"
23. "Andreï IV"
24. "Les Russes Sont Comme Des Mûles"
25. "Avant Le Concert"
26. "Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35"
27. "Concert, Concert"
28. "Vous Avez Voulu Des Russes"

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
César Awards	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	Radu Mihaileanu	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Alain-Michel Blanc and Radu Mihaileanu	Nominated
	Best Editing	Ludo Troch	Nominated
	Best Original Music	Armand Amar	Won
	Best Sound	Pierre Excoffier, Bruno Tarriere and Selim Azzazi	Won
European Film Awards	Best Screenwriter	Alain-Michel Blanc and Radu Mihaileanu	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	Best Foreign Language Film		Nominated
Lumières Awards	Best Screenplay	Alain-Michel Blanc and Radu Mihaileanu	Nominated
Magritte Awards	Best Film in Coproduction		Nominated
	Best Editing	Ludo Troch	Nominated
Nashville Film Festival	Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature		Won
Traverse City Film Festival	Audience Award		Won

References

Bibliography

• The Concert – Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Le Concert at
  IMDb