The Concert (2009)
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x816 | HEVC 10 bit @ 4990 Kbps | 122 min | 4,90 Gb
Audio: Russian-French E-AC3 5.1 @ 640 Kbps and Polish voiceover AAC 2.0 @ 82 Kbps
Subtitles: English, French, Polish
Genre: Comedy, Drama
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x816 | HEVC 10 bit @ 4990 Kbps | 122 min | 4,90 Gb
Audio: Russian-French E-AC3 5.1 @ 640 Kbps and Polish voiceover AAC 2.0 @ 82 Kbps
Subtitles: English, French, Polish
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Radu Mihaileanu
Starring: Aleksey Guskov, Dmitriy Nazarov, Mélanie Laurent, François Berléand, Miou-Miou, Anna Kamenkova
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.
IMDB - 9 wins
This is a gem of a movie. Do not miss it! Amazing rarely seen Russian actors, hilarious comedy, emotions by the bucket, tears, sublime music, tension, suspense, it's been a while since I saw anything like it. I was weary that the director, prize winner of art-house fame, would make a slow pompous contemplative film. At the contrary Le Concert is a fast moving beautifully shot comedy about music, artists, Russia, Paris and communism. The director makes the actors brilliant, even average French actors like Miou Miou or the young soloist whose name I forgot. Bring your tissues you will laugh and cry, a great night out guaranteed!!!
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