Le Concert

Le Concert

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Radu Mihăileanu
Produced by Alain Attal
Written by Radu Mihăileanu
Héctor Cabello Reyes
Thierry Degrandi
Matthew Robbins
Alain-Michel Blanc
Starring Aleksei Guskov
Mélanie Laurent
Miou-Miou
Music by Armand Amar
Tchaikovsky
Cinematography Laurent Dailland
Distributed by The Weinstein Company
Release date(s) September 2009 (2009-09) (Russia)
4 November 2009 (2009-11-04) (France)
Running time 119 minutes
Country France
Language French
Russian
Budget € 13,000,000
Box office € 30,667,465

Le Concert is a 2009 French comedy film by Radu Mihăileanu starring Aleksei Guskov, Mélanie Laurent and Miou-Miou. It has won the Best Original Score and Best Sound awards at César Awards 2010.[1]

Contents

Plot

A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre 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.[2]

Production

To prepare for her role, Laurent spent two months studying violin with Sarah Nemtanu of the Orchestre National de France.[3]

Casting

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 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 by Tchaikovsky.[4] Classical selections by Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Khachaturian 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"

References

  1. ^ "The Concert By Romanian-Born Radu Mihăileanu Wins A César For Best Musical Score". Mediafax. 28 February 2010. http://www.mediafax.ro/english/the-concert-by-romanian-born-radu-mihaileanu-wins-a-c-sar-for-best-musical-score-5656772.  The film was also nominated at the 68th Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Film
  2. ^ Natasha Senjanovic (27 October 2009). "The Concert -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-concert-film-review-1004030888.story. 
  3. ^ Mélanie Laurent/Le concert: jusqu'au vertige (in French)
  4. ^ JM Cuellar (12 March 2010). "Tchaikosvky como el más bello reto" (in spanish). ABC. http://www.abc.es/20100312/cultura-cine/tchaikosvky-como-bello-reto-20100312.html. 

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