The Concert Starring Aleksei Guskov
Preview Screening attended by director Radu Mihaileanu
Thirty years ago, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov (Aleksei Guskov) was the celebrated conductor of the renowned Bolshoi Orchestra. But during the communist era, he was fired at the height of his fame for refusing to get rid of all his Jewish musicians, which included his best friend Sasha.
Now demoted to the position of cleaner at the Bolshoi, he learns by chance that the Châtelet Theatre in Paris has invited the Orchestra to perform there. Andrei decides to reunite his orchestra and to perform in Paris in the place of the current Bolshoi Orchestra. He wants Anne-Marie Jacquet (Mélanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds), a young virtuoso, as the solo violinist to accompany his old Jewish and gypsy musicians. If they all manage to overcome the hardships ahead, this very special concert will be a triumph.
Winner, Best Music for Film and Best Sound, César Awards 2010
The Concert
France | 2008 | col | 120 mins | dir. Radu Mihaileanu, with Mélanie Laurent, Aleksei Guskov, Dimitry Nazarov, Miou-Miou
The preview screening, courtesy of Optimum Releasing, will be followed by a Q&A with director Radu Mihaileanu
When: Thursday 10 June, 8.30pm
Where: Ciné lumière at the Institut français, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT, T. 020 7073 1350, www.institut-francais.org.uk
Tickets £9, conc. £7