The Concert

This subtitled art film is a welcome gem amongst the loose shale that is the below-average film fodder spewing out of Hollywood lately.

We discover that a janitor at a prestigious Russian concert hall was once a famous conductor but was ousted for refusing to fire Jews from his orchestra at the time. His dream is to conduct again, so when he “finds” an invitation to perform at a famous Paris Concert Hall he rouses his old group of misfit musicians and a beautiful virtuoso and literally steals the show.

Of course there is the usual amount of European wackiness and just the right amount of sentimentality thrown into the mix, which results in a near-perfect movie that you’d have to be an imbecile not to enjoy.

Rating: 5 outta 5.