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.

Directed by

Radu Mihăileanu

Written by

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

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Released

November 4, 2009

Runtime

1h 59m

Status

Released

Original title

Le Concert

Language

French

Countries

France, Belgium, Romania, Italy

Studios

Oï Oï Oï Productions, France 3 Cinéma, EuropaCorp, Castel Film, Panache Productions, BiM Distribuzione, RTBF