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A French comedy about Andrei (Alexeï Guskov), a cleaning man at the Bolshoi orchestra in Moscow. Thirty years ago he...
A French comedy about Andrei (Alexeï Guskov), a cleaning man at the Bolshoi orchestra in Moscow. Thirty years ago he was the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi, but was fired for hiring Jewish musicians.
When Andrei intercepts a fax from the Châtelet Theater in Paris inviting the Bolshoi orchestra to play, he concocts a devious plan to return to glory. He bands together a bunch of out-of-work musicians to perform in Paris in their place.
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61 %66 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
78 %11,209 reviewsAudience score rating
"The story regurgitates the usual trappings of underdog tales, milking stereotypes as well as tear ducts."
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Variety
Variety"The harder this desperately obsequious circus of a movie tries to entertain, the more it falls short."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"More sentimental, less spiky than Mihaileanu's stock-in-trade, Le Concert is an enjoyable take on the underdogs genre. And Laurent and the music are sublime."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineThe Concert | Details
- Runtime
- 119
- Genre
- Comedy, Music
- Country of origin
- France, Italy, Romania, Belgium, Russia
