The Concert

The Concert (2009) starring Aleksei Guskov, Melanie Laurent. Fallen Russian maestro Andrei Filipov (Guskov), ousted by the Communists 30 years ago, sees an opportunity to play in Paris -- masquerading as the Bolshoi. Pulling all the strings he can, he gets his old orchestra together and manages to get them on a flight to France. Once in Paris, however, the members of the orchestra go a little wild. Meanwhile, the violinist (Laurent) that Filipov has insisted on getting for the concert turns out to have deep, hidden roots in the Bolshoi Orchestra. Somehow, through performing the Tchaikovsky concerto that her mother originally performed, she realizes her parenthood. I think maybe you have to be Russian or French to completely "get" this movie. Still, it was rather entertaining. Lots of language options are offered, including watching it in the original French and Russian, dubbed into English, with or without subtitles for the hearing impaired. Very well done. Grade: B+