

THE GRAND DECEPTION THAT BECAME THE PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME.
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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Aleksey Guskov
Andrey Simonovich Filipov

Mélanie Laurent
Anne-Marie Jacquet

Dmitri Nazarov
Aleksandr 'Sasha' Abramovich Grosman

François Berléand
Olivier Morne Duplessis

Miou-Miou
Guylène de La Rivière

Lionel Abelanski
Jean-Paul Carrère

Valeriy Barinov
Ivan Gavrilov

Sara Martins
Secretaire Duplessis

Laurent Bateau
Bertrand

Vlad Ivanov
Pyotr Tretyakin

Anna Kamenkova
Irina Filipova

Roger Dumas
Momo

Anghel Gheorghe
Vassili

Aleksandr Komissarov
Viktor Vikich

Vitalie Bichir
Moïse

Guillaume Gallienne
Laudeyrac

Valentin Teodosiu
Leonid Vinitchenko

Ion Sapdaru
Kostin Genkine

Maria Dinulescu
Femme Genkine

Anamaria Ferentz
Singer marriage Genkine

Mihai Călin
Yitzhak

Ramzy Bedia
Boss Le Trou Normand

Eric Judor

Anton Yakovlev
Russian TV Operator

Constantin Drăgănescu
Homme Palier

Hervé Pauchon
Barman Châtelet

Philippe Uchan
Boss French Restaurant

Bing Yin
Boss Chinese Restaurant
Constantin Bărbulescu
Makarov

Tatiana Rotari
wife Sacha

Patrick Zard
Receptionist Hotel
Crew
Director
Dialogue
Adaptation
Original Story
Co-Producer
Line Producer
Co-Executive Producer
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Editor
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Sound
Boom Operator
Details
Release Date
2009-11-04
Runtime
119 min
Original Language
French
Languages
Russian
French
Italian
Production Companies
Oï Oï Oï Productions
France 3 Cinéma
EuropaCorp
Castel Film
Panache Productions
BiM Distribuzione
RTBF
Countries
France
Belgium
Romania
Italy
Genres
Drama
Comedy