My Russian friend begged me for some days: see "Le Concert". Yesterday we watched it in a quite big cinema in Paris (Saint-Germain-de-Prés). In the beginning i was surprised about the genre. I didn't expect a comedy. I worried about the humor,agent for introducing the plot to the audience. To me the screenplay seemed like a gloss, which is almost cliché-like kitschy. There are certain scenes like that: especially the simple description of Russian. Very aiming to make viewers laugh. But getting used to this rather simple characterization of the Russians, the harmless esprit seduced me and threw me into the story and its aesthetics. The climax: a Russian marriage in an industrial stadium. This scene is just perfect and precisely watched. At the end of "Le Concert" the audience is forced not to laugh but to cry. The melange of music and sentimental plot is pushing hart to touch the audience.
Review of The Concert
