THE CONCERT (M)
Andrei Filipov was once a famous conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra in Moscow who fell foul of the Brezhnev regime back in the 1980s.
Now a cleaner at the company’s theatre Filipov (Alexsei Guskov - pictured above) is given another shot at glory.
He intercepts a fax in the company office and immediately hatches a plan. If he can cobble together an orchestra comprised of his former musicians they can play one last performance of Tchaikovsky’s famous concerto for violin and orchestra. In Paris.
Finding the surviving members of his group is hard enough for Filipov. So he enlists the help of former KGB man Ivan (Valeri Barinov) to round up the motley crew.
More importantly, Filipov needs a violinist competent enough to perform as the soloist.
Enter Anne-Marie Jacquet (Melanie Laurent) an acclaimed young violinist. Once ensconced in Paris, Filipov invites her on board as his soloist.
I loved it.
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ReplyDeleteHi Richard,
This morning I saw Peter and Margaret off at the Brisbane Airport enroute to sunny and warm Bali for two weeks. They recently saw the above reviewed movie that you previously posted. They informed me it is a "must see" movie. looks like I'll now have to see it also. Keep you the great movie reviews - thanks.
Colin
Ooops - Not "Keep you the great movie reviews" - But should read - "Keep up the great movie reviews."
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Cheers
Colin