The Concert

The Concert

The grand deception that became the performance of a lifetime.

Directed by Radu Mihăileanu

Produced by Oï Oï Oï Productions, France 3 Cinéma

2009119 min7.2 / 10

A warm, playful redemption story about a disgraced conductor who orchestrates an audacious deception to reclaim his lost legacy and reconnect with music and purpose.

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.

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  • Is The Concert violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does The Concert end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is The Concert easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Concert sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The Concert scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

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60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise42

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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