"Maintain the balance..." "Bassoon...softer..." " Hello." " Darling, it's me." "Love, I've told you never to call me at work!" "But Andy, this is urgent, really it is." "I need twenty people for tomorrow." "Twenty people were lured to a supermarket owner's funeral." " They pay them better there." " Filipov!" " I told you, you have the wrong number." " Andrei Semyonovitch Filipov!" "You have been forbidden from attending rehearsals." "You're a cleaner!" "I know." "Forgive me, Leonid Dmitrievitch." "But you promised..." "No, no, no." "No, I tell you." "Do not bring this up again." "Not a word about 'your orchestra'!" "Look here." "Is this how you show your love for our famous Bolshoi Theatre?" "How can I trust you?" "We will discuss 'your' orchestra when everything is clean." " It will be clean." " By tomorrow morning!" "Theatre Chatelet, Paris...." "Official invitation...." "That's it: the letter's deleted, it never arrived." "Go ahead, Goliath!" "Go hire Bill Gates to find it!" "I need to land the Genkin wedding." "He wants a thousand guests." " Genkin is a ganster." " Who isn't these days!" "These same gansters clean up nice, send their children to study in London..." "What of it?" "What do you care?" "Regardless, it's a thousand guests." "Genkin himself doesn't know more than 200 people and asked me to find at least 800." "Just think: we'll make a truckload of money, we can earn enough to buy a plot of land," "I'll start a vegetable garden." "We won't have to pay through the nose for vegetables." "My pension just went up by 100 rubles, but the rent went up 300." "Do you know how much potatoes were at the market yesterday?" "300 rubles per kilo!" "It's crazy!" " In that case we'll sell the piano" " No, we won't sell the piano." "That stupid Genkin wants to have more guests than Makarov." " Wants to prove he's got a bigger dick." " Ira!" "You'll help me won't you?" "You'll call around?" " Yes, Sasha." "Well?" " Thankyou, darling, you're a genius." "You've saved me." "Okay." "Hang on, no." "Wait a minute, you said 19." "Oh, I see." "Got it." "Okay, bye." "Andy..." "I'm sorry, I know you're very tired... but I'm a man short today." "Coming." "I'll go and get changed." "The people..the people are on our side!" "No one can stand in our way!" "We will advance towards the most just system possible, towards communism!" " I need to talk to you." " What?" "Every day, we're promised this or that." "28, 29, 30." "You asked for 30 and they all turned up." "So pay me for 30 people." "Look, I'll pay you 500 rubles per person." "Plus a 100 rouble bonus per head if they all come back next Sunday." "600 rubles for two days." "How's that?" "No way, Gavrilov." "No way." "Every Sunday it's the same story." "Our fee is 400 rubles per person, per demonstration." " Don't you believe in our cause anymore?" " I never have." "Go to hell!" "Together with your party." "Hand over the cash." "You owe me 12,000." "Hand it over right now." " This is daylight robbery." " Come on, hurry up!" " Robbery, pure and simple." " Whatever." "'Moscow Union of Musicians'" "Come on, Andrei." "Just a gulp, it won't kill you." "Come on, Andrei." "Come on, Andrei." "You're our conducter." "You're our leader, aren't you?" "No." " You heard him, he said no!" " Come with me." "Read it." "Attention Mr. Leonid Vinichenko, Director of the Bolshoi Theatre." "Dear Mr. Vinichenko, having seen your online schedule," "I've noticed that you're available to peform on Saturday the 13th of June." "The Los Angeles Philharmonic, which was scheduled to tour France has just cancelled their tour." "We are delighted to extend an invitation to you in its stead so that you may provide our audience with an unforgettable night." "This is an official invitation." "I propose we discuss the details over the phone the day after tomorrow at 16:00 Moscow time." "Kind regards..." "Olivier..." "Morne..." "Duplessis" "Director of the Chatelet Theatre." "It's written in Russian It's a prank." "It's signed." "And stamped." "There's an address in French: the Chatelet Theatre" " So what?" " We will go instead of them." "To Paris, Sasha!" "The Chatelet Theatre - it's a dream!" "The Bolshoi Orchestra in Paris." "At the Chatelet!" "Have you lost your mind?" "You want to replace the Bolshoi Theatre?" "Yes!" "They're good for nothing." "We are better." "Get rid of this before we all end up in prison." "Are you there?" " Yes, we're here." " Andrei, are you feeling alright?" " Open up." " Everything's fine, don't worry." " We're just chatting, dear." " You scared me." "Such kids." "None of us has played in 30 years." "We're bums." " Where will you find an entire orchestra?" " Turn right" "We have nowhere to rehearse, not a single ruble" "Nor do we have the time to put together a proper orchestra" "Three weeks to find 80 musicians." "You're out of your mind!" " How about we russle up a ballet troup to boot?" " Keep on right" "55 musicians." "We only need 55 musicians." "Stop here." "This is it." "'Communist Party HQ'" "No matter what you do, tomorrow they'll call Leonid..." " ...and it's all over" " Not if we call them first." "What is this?" "Communist Party?" "Are you joking?" "Gavrilov?" "KGB?" "!" "You've totally lost it!" "What are we doing here?" "Ivan was the best impresario in Moscow." "And he speaks French better than Moliere." " Obviously, since Moliere is dead!" " He's the man we need." " He ruined your whole life." "And mine." " He was only following orders." "That's not true." "He stormed onto the stage in the middle of the Chaikovsky concerto and ended it, just to humiliate you." "He was loving it, the bastard." "It gave him real pleasure." "I am not going in there." "You can't escape the jaws of communist dictatorship twice." "Sasha...do you want to play the cello again or not?" "Or will you drive an ambulance for the rest of your life?" "Ivan Gavrilov owes us a concerto." "A grand concerto." "Do you still remember how to manage an orchestra?" "What orchestra?" "First of all: hello!" "What orchestra?" "Hello." "The Bolshoi Orchestra...well, not quite the Bolshoi." " What are you on about?" "Is it the Bolshoi or isn't it?" " Yes and no, both." "We're looking for the best impresario for a concert." "We've been invited to perform abroad." " We?" "Who is "we"?" " Us!" "The same damned orchestra you destroyed thirty years ago!" "Do you remember how many tours you cancelled, you arsehole!" "That was 30 years ago!" "You were ready to seek asylum anywhere even in Honduras!" "You would have betrayed your motherland, the land that nurtured, fed and clothed you!" "I had evidence!" "What motherland are you talking about, you wanker!" "You covered us in dirt, destroyed us, kicked us out onto the street like dogs!" "You son of a bitch!" "Bloody idiot!" "Fucking bus-driver!" "It's your fault I drive the ambulance" "It's your fault my wife and children left me." "They left because of your rotten personality!" "You're telling me you wouldn't have liked to flee with them to Israel?" " I know everything!" " Why would I leave?" "This is my country!" " All you do is cart lunatics around!" " Stop it!" "Calm down." "We came to talk about Paris." "A concert at the Chatelet Theater" " They need a reply by tomorrow" " Who?" "What Paris?" "This invitation is for the Bolshoi Theatre but they play like amateurs now, as you well know." "Can you imagine what the French press will say?" " Did you say Paris?" " They'll say:" ""Russian Orchestras are not what they used to be." "Their pre-eminence is but a dim memory."" " Surely we Russians won't be resigned to this?" " Paris." "Why do you need me?" "Like in the good old days, you'll negotiate." "You were always the best agent the Bolshoi Theatre ever had!" "Paris." "Ok, I am in." "Why?" "What are you after?" "What are you plotting?" "Well?" " How big a salary have you awarded yourself?" " None at all." " He's bullshitting." " None at all?" "Are you sure?" "Absolutely." "I'll anoint you a knight of the realm." "You can ride the trains and buses for free." "I already have a veteran's concession card." "I said I'm in." "So I'll do it." "Did you see the way he was smiling?" "He's a lying snake, don't trust him!" "Return the fax!" "I saw the fire in his eyes." "He wants it." "'Paris.'" "Ivan Gavrilov?" " How many seats in the Chatelet Theatre?" " Dont know." "Maybe one and a half thousand." "Maybe two thousand." "I found it on the internet." "Two thousand." "Andrei, I will divorce you if you don't go." "Prove to me that you're are still the Maestro, and that you can finish this damned concerto!" "Thirty years." "I've been waiting for this for thirty years." "'Concerto.'" "Enemy of the people!" "Close the curtains!" " Does this telephone work?" " I use it to call my family in Israel twice a week." "So I need it to work." "What do you mean you use it?" "You don't have the right." "This is government property." " So I should sent smoke signals instead?" " Shhh!" "Quickly now!" "Shithead." "Good morning, my dear lady!" "How are you today?" "This is comrade Ivan Gavrilov" "Director of the Bolshoi." "I would very much like to speak to Mr. Duplessis" "If you could be so kind as to connect me." "What?" "Just a minute." "I'll check if he's in." "A minute?" "I'm calling from Moscow!" "A minute indeed!" "Ah, Mr. Gavrilov, what a pleasure!" "How are you?" "Wunderbar!" "Very well, thankyou!" "If I had know you're once again in charge of the Bolshoi" "I would have sent you the fax directly" "Do not forgive yourself, please." "It's unforgivable." "Mr. Duplessis, I am not actually calling from my office." "We're having... some technical difficulties..." " Don't shout, I can hear you perfectly well." " I beg your pardon." " Anyway, I thought it best that I call you." " Of course." "Actually, I'll give you my other number." " Can you write it down?" "Sure, go ahead." " Zero...zero again...7... 9510 46...18...850." "Okay." "Tell me, Ivan, do you think you can make it?" "That depends on the conditions." "We would have to turn down a very lucrative concert..." "But according to your website, your schedule is completely open..." "It's a private concert." "Very, very private." "For the gas king in Eastern Russia, you see..." "It's his 'concubine's' birthday as you French would say." "A discreet and intimate concert." "But the entire orchestra is invited." "Listen, I'll send you a list of our requirements." "And if you agree to them, we can seal the deal quickly." "Well, be quick about it - we only have two weeks." "What about the program?" " The program?" " Yes." "The program...of course..." "The program!" "We need a program, you idiots!" "Tchaikovsky." "Hello, Ivan?" "Ivan, are you there?" "Hello?" "Tchaikovsky." "We will play Tchaikovsky." " The concerto for violin and orchestra." " I can't hear you anymore." " Oh, no." "Here we go again." " Excuse me, did you say Tchaikovsky?" "Tchaikovsky." "The concerto for violin and orchestra." "Can't hear you." "Hello?" "Ivan!" "I'll wait for your proposal." " Bravo, nicely done." "You screwed me over!" " And you?" "Thirty years ago?" " What about me?" " You were brillant, Ivan." "You've still got it." "You know, haggling is like riding a bike." "So what did they say?" "Did they agree?" "We have them by the balls!" "Two thousand dollars per musician, I doubled the fee." "I'm telling you it's a wedding." " Yes, bring the whole family along." " Plus 30 euros per day for expenses" " That's right, you'll get a free meal." " For Andrei: four thousand." "The program." "Tchaikovsky's Concerto." "And then what?" " What do you mean 'what then'?" " It's not enough." "It's too short." "Sasha give you a ride home in the ambulance." "Tchaikovsky's Serenade and Prokofiev's Concerto No. 1." "Perfect." "Tickets and insurance will be paid by Paris." "Before the government got everything via the embassy, but not anymore." "Next, itinerary." "Day one: arrival." "Sumptuous dinner at the famous 'Trou Normand.'" "Day two: reharsal." "And in the evening, the customary cruise along the Seine." "Day three: concerto." "Agreed, gentlemen?" " We have a deal?" " Everything okay?" "I have a thousand guests lined up for the wedding, we're going to have a vegetable garden!" " Ira, sugar please." " One second." "I'll give you a hand" " He wants to play Tchaikovsky!" " I know." "And you will help him." " Me?" " Yes, you." "Come on, come on, come on!" "I will demand the Hotel Paris Lumiere." "Near the Champs Elysees." "It's the best." "Three stars." "And most importantly:" "Who's going to be the soloist?" "I want the solo to be played by Anne Marie Jacquet." " You are kidding, right?" "She is a star." " Excellent, excellent!" "We're stars too!" "Anne Maire Jacquet, and no-one but." "Are we asking for too much?" "We need to be demanding." "Capricious." "That impresses." "And looks professional." "Are these net or gross amounts?" "They look like pre-Perestroika fees." "It must be your friendship with Gavrilov." "He is doing you a favour." " Maybe...unless it's a trap." " We need them, Mr. Duplessis." "We have promised to correct the situation with a concert." "Without Los Angeles we have a debt of 1,2 million Euros" " not the 500 thousand we declared." " Don't bust my balls with numbers!" " What else do they want?" " Three days in Paris." "Plus some weird requests..." "bateau-mouche along the Seine... and the Trou Normand." " Do you know that restaurant?" " No." "Screw them!" "I'll tell them no." "You take them on the bateau-mouche!" " They are still very cheap!" " Three days, the Seine, the restaurant..." "This lets them feel more professional." "The 'Slavic soul.'" " What about Anne Marie Jacquet?" " What's her fee?" "Very high." "But her fee, plus her agent's, plus tax, insurance, the orchestra, their weird requests, it's still cheaper than the Los Angeles." "Fifty per cent margin." "If we refuse Anne marie Jacquet," "We'd raise it to 75." "Without Anne marie Jacquet, there's no Bolshoi and no concert." "Don't you get it?" "Without her, they won't come dammit!" "Call her agent." "No, I understand very well, Olivier, but I can't do anything about it." "Yes, I am sorry too." "Good luck." "Bye." " 45 minutes and we have to go." " Who was it?" "Nobody." "An interview for a Brazilian magazine" "Why you are not married, things like that." "And they asked you why I don't play Tchaikovsky?" " Tchaikovsky?" "No." " I've heard you saying..." " She does not play Tchaikovsky." " Yes, it's true, they have asked me" " What are you doing?" " Calling back." "Duplessis." "Chatelet Theatre, The Tchaikovsky Concerto." "In two weeks." "Go figure." "Just between Madrid and Chicago." "Such late notice." "What manners!" " Which orchestra?" " The Bolshoi." "What?" "You said no to the Bolshoi?" "Darling, you have never played Tchaikovsky and this happens between" "Madrid and Chicago, it's unfeasible." "The wholewheat bread wasn't fresh, I didn't take it." "The honey arrives tomorrow." "Guylene, are you joking?" "I have always dreaded to play Tchaikovsky, it's true." "But I dream of Tchaikovsky with the Bolshoi." "And you know it, Guylene." "The Bolshoi isn't what it used to be." "It's too big a risk" " Who's the conducter?" " I can't remember, I think it was..." "Andrei Filipov Marazov, something like that..." "Yes, that's it." "Rings a bell?" "'Rings a bell?" "' are you kidding?" "The Maestro, Guylene." "The Maestro!" "A living legend." "Tchaikovsky with him?" "And you are still thinking?" "He hasn't conducted inr thirty years." "Call Duplessis." "I will do it, regardless of the conditions." "Is that clear?" "Listen, she is very tired I will try my best, but I am afraid...." " There is Madrid first, then Chicago..." " Guylene, how much?" "My God!" "Rivka, come and see who's here!" "The very same man who told Brezhnev to go to hell!" " How are your lips?" " How is the asthma?" "He does not want to take his medicine!" "He coughs and coughs!" "I play better during an asthma attack." "Come in." "Are there still synagogues in Paris?" "They're not against Jews?" "There are more synagogues than churches, one in every corner" "The churches are almost all gone." "French Catholics don't believe in God." "Really?" "What about the Notre Dame?" "Don't you watch TV?" "One of their cardinals died, and they recited a kaddish in front of the Notre Dame." "Nowadays it's Jewish on the outside and Catholic on the inside." "Half Jewish, half Catholic." "Will you come with us, Vitya?" " I'd do it for you, Andrei." " To us you're a messiah." "I'll take Moses with me." "That's our son." "He's the Louis Armstrong of classical music." "Even better than his father." " God protect you!" " Amen." " Andrei!" " Sasha!" "How long has it been?" " Andrei!" "Sasha!" " How are you?" "Go away, Andrei." "You are a disgrace!" "Get lost!" "Watch out!" "Slow down!" "The violin!" "Come when I call you!" " When will they get it?" " In a week, as usual, Mr. Abramovich." "Okay." "Shall we get moving?" "Three days left." "We don't have percussion or a double bass" "If worse comes to worst, I can imitate a double bass with my mouth." "It's madness, Sasha." "We will never find an entire orchestra." " Andrei, we are going to Paris." " You don't understand." " Just going isn't enough." " Sure, problem is the bloody Tchaikovsky." "I'll fail, Sasha." "It was thirty years ago." "I shouldn't have gotten us into this mess." "You have Tchaikovsky in your blood." "All these years you've been torturing us." "How many times have you played Tchaikovsky over and over in your head during the last thirty years?" "And Irina and I can hear it, and we're sick of it." "It's time to go to Paris and release poor Tchaikovsky from captivity!" " You were against the idea." " Me?" "Never." "I adore Paris" "Come through." "Table 13." "Who wants to come to Paris?" "A concert at the Chatelet theatre." " Tchaikovsky's violin concerto.." " Beat it." "Drunk again, Andrei?" "We've got guests." " Makarov." " Looks a bit peeved." "I'm not surprised." "Only five hundred people at his wedding." "To my table!" "Let's have some applause!" " Good evening." " Who invited you?" "This is a private party!" "Bad news." "Paris doesn't want to pay for the airfare in advance." "They'll reimburse us when we get there." " What?" " Times have changed." "We have to cover all preliminary expenses ourselves." "Give me a drink." "I don't buy it!" "This is sabotage; you want us to fail!" " Well come one, find a solution." " What do you expect me to find?" " Find a sponsor, or don't you know what that is?" "An oligarch." "They all buy football clubs, they don't give a shit about music!" "Music isn't profitable!" "They just download it for free!" "Look here, Gavrilov." "30 years ago when you pulled your little number on my husband's stage," "When you ruined his life, drove him to drink," "When, because of you, we lost two of our best friends," "I said nothing, even though I should've." "But now, you shut your trap, or I'll grind your balls into a paste!" "You will find them a sponsor." "And you'll be a good little boy and take them to Paris." "And if it doesn't go well, for your sake you'd better stay there and request asylum." "Because I can assure you that your Sunday demonstrations here will turn into solos sans audience because I'll make sure no-one in this town will provide you with one." "Got it?" "And don't you ever dare touch my husband again." "Ladies and gentlemen, my dear, dear old friends," "Minister, Members of Parliament, allow me to introduce to you the Gas Tsar, a man with a shining career, and a dear friend of mine, who is also the most talented viol... cellist on the planet!" "Peter Tretyiakin!" " Applause!" "Go for it, Pete!" "C'mon, Pete!" "Go, go, go." "Together!" "I prefer my asthma to this." "At least it can't make you go deaf." "Quiet." "Hello?" "Yes!" "Ivan Gavrilov speaking." "I don't care!" "No Trou Normand, no concert!" "I need the Trou..." "Normand!" "He hung up on me." "He wants the Trou Normand." "It's not my fault:" "I can't find this Trou Normand anywhere!" "Probaly doesn't even exist!" "Not where he says it is!" "We have Anne Marie Jacquet." "She has agreed, but..." "There's a different restaurant where he says it should be." "We'll change it for a night!" "Tell him we accept all clauses." "Just sign the bloody contract." "It's only a week away, start with the press campaign and call France Television." "Andrei Filipov and Anne Marie Jacquet." "Huge!" "Drop dead, you scum!" "Excuse me, wait, don't shoot I beg you!" "Mr. Tretyiakin!" "You play wonderfully!" "I am Ivan Gavrilov." "You must have heard of me, right?" "I heard you talking on the phone, that's for sure!" "You must forgive my faux pas." "I truly appreciate your musical talent!" "I am the director of the Bolshoi." "We need to go to Paris to do a concert at the Chatelet Theatre." "You are a refined art lover, would you sponsor us?" " You're really the director of the Bolshoi?" " Yes!" " Paris, you said?" " Yes!" " At the Chatelet Theatre?" " The very same!" "Here you are, gentlemen." "This is an honour for me." "See mommy?" "The lessons were useful." "You play like a cobbler!" "Buy a football club The one in Paris is lousy." "Buy Messi, and put him foward." "My sincere thanks, Mr Treytiakin." "We'll stay in touch." " Mommy, my regards." " I'll see you out." "No, no, no." "Thankyou." "I'll send my driver to pick up the sheet music." "I'm honored to be part of your orchestra, and believe me, I am ready." "Business is one thing." "It pays the pills, but music..." "Music, as you can see, is my whole life!" " Goodbye." " Goodbye." "Thankyou very much." "Thankyou." "I am a musician, not a pyrotechnics specialist!" "Go back right now!" "We have to return that cheque immediately!" "The whole of Europe will laugh at us!" "Calm down, Andrei." "We have an orchestra, we have Anne Maire Jacquet, we have plane tickets." "And a ganster for a cellist!" "What did you say?" "I said I have good news and bad news." "Bad news first." "To go to France you need a visa and many of the musicians don't even have a passport." "A visa takes a week;" "a passport three weeks." "Perfect!" "And you tell us now?" "And what's the good news?" "We have the Trou Normand!" "Fifty-five passports with visas." "Yourself included?" " Including Ivan it's fifty-six." " We can do sixy, or even more." "On the spot." "We will put names on at last" "Can you really do all this in a day?" "No problem." "As many as you like." "But it isn't cheap." "How much?" "We're not millionares." "But we will pay." "We will." "Okay." "Everyone needs to bring a passport photo." "A new one, please." " Vassili, we need another favour." " What is it, Maestro?" "We're a bit short of instruments." "Many were forced to sell theirs over the years." "Along with suits and shoes." "It's not easy." "But anyway, I have friends in Paris." "We can't risk leaving it till Paris." "Do you know what my grandma used to say, Andrei?" ""The sun rises in the morning, not at night."" ""Only in the morning," do you understand?" "You didn't get it." "I'll explain again." "Now it's evening." "Be patient." "Wait until Paris." "Got it?" "Victor, look after Moses Don't sleep with the window open." " Mum, I'm 35 years old." " And still unmarried!" "Even Leovka the hunchback managed to find himself a wife!" " Shalom aleikum, everyone!" " Shalom!" "Come on, people." "Hurry along." "Hang your trousers up neatly as soon as you get there, you hear me?" "these hotels should have an iron in every room." "Ask them to shine your shoes." "I don't want you to go around looking like a like a bum." "Are you listening?" " Where are the buses?" " Patience." " The buses are 45 minutes late." " So this is how it ends?" "Happy now?" " Did you actually see any of the buses?" " I think I saw...the front of one." " Only the front?" " Did you pay for them in advance?" " Of course I did." " Now I understand why they're a no show." "Bravo!" "Best agent in Moscow!" "Maybe we should a few taxis?" "How many are we?" "Taxis?" "We don't have the money for taxis." "Don't worry, we still have plenty of time." " Gavrilov, I am going to kill you" " Calm down, we have a few hours." "Then why the hell did you drag us out here so early?" "Because a good agent plans for every contingency." "And I'm a professional." "I knew from the beginning that they may not show up." "There they are!" "Come on!" "Let's keep it moving!" "Thankyou, Vassili." "Photographs?" "Careful, don't push!" "Next!" "Move along, move along!" "Next!" "Next!" "Come on Moses." "You're going to France?" "Ten more dollars and you get you to Morocco too." " I don't know anybody in Morocco" " Get it just in case, dad, you never know." " I said no." " Would you like a laminated cover?" " No." " It's only three dollars!" " No, thankyou." " A leather cover?" " Dad..." " No." "Hey, handsome." "Would you like a manicure?" "Read your palm?" "He's with us." "Yulia, what did I tell you?" "Read me the contract." " Thankyou" " Move along, please." " Next." "Hurry up, miss." "Mr. Duplessis?" "This is Jean Paul." "Sure, everything's fine, the plane is here." "Good morning, Mr. Filipov." "Welcome to Paris." "What a honour." "Ah, Mrs. Filipov..." "No, no, no." "Please, Mr. Duplessis, this is not Mr. Filipov." " And I am not Mr. Duplessis." " Charmed." "I'm Ivan Gavrilov." "This is Mr. Tretyiakin, and this is Mr. Filipov." "Andrei Filipov, meet Olivier Duplessis." "I am not Olivier Duplessis, My name is Jean Paul Carrere." " Mr. Duplessis sends you his best regards." " Where is Mr. Duplessis?" " Where is the orchestra?" " You must understand something, sir." "We've travelled a long way." "Everyone is understandbly exhaused." " Yes I see that." " You don't see a thing." "Let us proceed to the hotel." "Have I made myself clear?" "Very." "One at a time, gentlemen Yes, just a moment" "Mr..." "Mr. Gorshin?" "5-0-9, Mr Vilikov." "Tomorrow, reharsal." "In the evening Mr. Filipov will dine with..." "Miss Anne Marie Jacquet." "As per your request." "And to end the night, we have booked the most beautiful Bateau-Mouche for a trip on the Seine." "It will last about 2 hours and 20 minutes" " What about the Trou Normand?" " That's tonight." " We have reserved the whole place." " You rotten swindler!" " Hand over our money right now!" " What's wrong with him?" " We want half of everything." " Cigarettes." "To smoke." " And drinks!" "Drinks!" " Expenses." "They claim their travel expenses." "No problem, we will give you all travel expenses tomorrow morning" " There are no expenses tonight!" " Give us the money!" "You're expected at the Trou Normand in half an hour!" "Our money!" " Come on, make them see reason!" " I would pay them, if I were you..." " Just a second, listen to me!" " They are savages!" "They will kill me." "They want their expenses immediately!" " They will wait" " No, no, no they won't!" "I cannot take money on my credit card for the whole orchestra!" " Why not?" " Mr. Duplessis..." "Last time you didn't reimburse me for months!" "They took away credit card and cheques from me for a whole year!" " But they gave them back in the end." " Yes they gave them back." "Just yesterday!" "Then don't bust my balls." "Give them the money or you're fired!" " Alright, Mr. Duplessis." " Did you understand what I said?" "Sure, there's no problem." "Gentleman, your attention please!" "Our young friend here, has heard and understood us..." "and here is our money!" " Comrades, don't push!" " You need to sign a receipt" "A dinner at Trou Normand awaits us!" " One at a time!" "The receipt!" " Let's go to the Trou Normand!" "Calm down, calm down!" "Slow down!" "One hundred euros each." "Thanks." "Ah, sir." "Calm down, I beg you!" "Rehearsal is tomorrow morning!" "The bus leaves 10.00am sharp!" "Don't be late!" "Have you got a key?" "Yes, it's me." "My God!" "Guylene?" "I am... glad to see you." " How are you?" "You haven't changed." " Of course, sit down." "Be honest." "Did you come to speak with her?" "What makes you say that?" "No, not at all." "Are you sure?" "Look me in the eyes." " I've come only for concert." " She has ar life, she's grown up." "I don't want problems." "It's difficult enough as it is." "Guylene, I wouldn't do that." "What kind of man do you think I am?" " You think that I would... never." " Good." "We agree then." "Right, Andrei?" "Good night." "Good night." "'French Embassy'" "Pardon me, sir." "Have you seen the others?" " They've all gone." " To the Trou Normand, alone?" "I don't know, maybe they decided to walk." " Yes." " Are you ready?" "I'm starving." "Andrei, are you really going to play Tchaikovsky's Serenade?" "And Prokofiev's No. 1?" "You hate Prokofiev." "We will play Tchaikovsky's Concerto and nothing else." "I don't care about any serenades or Prokofiev." " But..." "Oh, you bought new shoes?" "Let me see." " Don't touch." " What's this?" "Have you got all her albums?" " From first to last." "And all the newspaper clippings I've managed to find." "Well, well." "You're either her biggest fan or..." " How are things with Irina?" " Sasha, think about it." " How old do you think she is?" " Who?" "Anne Marie Jacquet?" " Twenty-six probably." " Look closely." "She is twenty-nine." "What happened twenty-nine years ago?" "How should I..." "No..." "My God, please don't tell me she is...she." " No." " Yes." "Well done, you've worked it out." "It's her." "'French Communist Party'" " Good evening sir." " Good evening to you." " Good evening." " Is this the Trou Normand?" "Trou Normand, exactly." "This is the Trou Normand... and you?" "and you..." "you are the Bolshoi?" "Don't be concerned, please." "The others are on their way." " They're coming on foot from the 8th arrondissement" " The 8th!" "Lovely part of town!" "Comrade, I don't suppose Maurice is around tonight?" "No, he's not." " Would you care to sit down?" " Thankyou very much." "Not a problem." "Please choose any seat." "Here, there." "Wherever you like." " Here, here." " Very good." "Jessica!" "Come on!" "We are starting." "Come on." "The Bolshoi!" "Here we are!" "One hamburger." "The least expensive." "No cheese." "No bacon," "A little meat, lots of bread..." " Ninety-five cents." " Really?" "Then make it two." "And two glasses of tap water." "I told you it's cheaper here than at the McDonald's in Moscow." "I took 10 satchels of ketchup and mustard." " They're free." " Ivan is waiting for us at the Trou Normand." "I don't break bread with KGB officials." "Does Irina know she exists?" " You mean Anne Marie Jacquet?" " Uh-huh." " No, it's a secret." " You've never contacted Anne Marie?" "She doesn't know either?" "Andy, you came here to conduct." "Don't mix your private life with your professional life." "You're here only to conduct..." "Tchaikovsky." "Nothing but Tchaikovsky, till the end." "Till the end." "Promise me that you won't say a word to Anne Marie." "What shall we do?" "Shall we wait longer, sir?" "No, no." "Please bring out the food." "I'm very hungry." "Perfect!" "We're also very hungry." "Yes, go on." "More, more." "Is everything okay?" "Your sound kind of sad." "Everything is fine, dear." "I just miss you, that's all." "I miss you too." "Get some sleep, you need to rest." "Irina, I... am afraid I won't pull it off." "I wish so much that you were here." "I am there with you." "You will pull it off." "Sleep." "Listen, I better hang up before I break the bank." "I love you." "Call me after the concert." "Have a great reharsal tomorrow, okay?" "Kisses." "Bye." "Kisses." " There you go." " What is this?" "It's late, I am very tired." "We're closing!" "This is ridiculous!" "Do you really think I'll hand over 1107 euro for a plate of couscous?" " It was for 60 people." " But it was just me!" "I am not talking about the food you had, but of the food I cooked and had to throw away." "I should make you pay double for this." " No more talking, please pay up." " But it is the Chatelet Theater that has to reimburse you." "They made the reservation!" "Listen closely:" "I'll make you belly dance on this table for the rest of your life if you don't pay up right now." "My name is Ahmed al Qaeda." " Yes yes yes." "I'll pay." "I'll pay for everything." " Very good." "Pay." "You're late." "Where were you?" "I am sorry, Ivan, but I had to attend an interminable party meeting." " I'm so happy to see you!" " What happened to the Trou Normand?" " It was our HQ." " Ah... we lost some members we had to sell." "We'll have to sell the office too." "There are more offices than members." "We can't cover our expenses." "Let's go to a French bistro, okay?" "We'll get some real French coffee." "Now's the time for change." "The time to put the party back into the limelight in France, and the rest of the world!" "To be a shining example to all." "Are you ready?" "'Channel 1'" "Good morning." "Maestro!" "Mr Filipov." "What a pleasure to have you here." "It's all sold out, your fans have answered your call." "Maestro, we haven't forgotten you." "There isn't a single free seat!" " Wonderful, right?" "Olivier Morne Duplessis, honoured and eternally grateful." " What's the idea?" "Why does he keep saying that?" "I know you are the Bolshoi." "Bolshoi means "big", Maybe he's saying 'a big thankyou'?" "Ah...in that case:" "a 'bolshoi' thankyou to you!" "He has kidnapped my hand." "Can we fill the whole room?" "Don't worry, we have a thousand members One per cent at the election." "Almost two!" "So, 44 millions voters, divided by...." "We'll put it right here, okay?" " Put what right here?" " The flag!" "The symbol!" "Of the party congress in Moscow 1966." "Do you remember that election, Momo?" "Hundred per cent of votes." "Hundred per cent." "The whole nation unified by a just cause!" "How can I forget." "Hundred per cent." "Nobody has ever done better." "Oh, I'm late." "I should get going." "I entrust it to you." "Keep going back...more...more..." " Get a move on!" "Mr. Duplessis, can I have my money back?" "They froze my credit-card!" "I need to give a cheque to the bank by four o'clock." " Calm down." "Everything at its time" " But this is the time!" "Yesterday I saved them." "They were in a Russian restaurant, not at the Trou Normand." "And I had to pay for all of them." "At six o clock in the morning 1500 euro worth of drinks!" "They didn't eat." "I gave them a blank cheque." "If you saved them, as you say, where are they now?" "Can you hear any music, per chance?" "Tchaikovsky?" "'Silence for violin and orchestra'?" "Do we have a communication problem?" "Is it an orchestra or a quartet?" "Where is the orchestra, Mr. Filipov?" "Where is it?" "I'm delighted to see you again!" "Please don't be concerned." "Everyone will be here presently." "They are not French, sir, and not at all German." "It's the Russian custom to arrive fashionably late." " Take it as a sign of respect." " Ivan Gavrilov?" " Yes." " You are late!" "With all your damned 'spasibo bolchoie' crap!" "Why the hell did we go with Russians?" "Americans, even better, the English..." "Where is everyone?" "This is your job, God dammit!" "Caviar, not too expensive." "Have a taste." " How much?" " For a friend: 200 euro." "More than in a supermarket!" "No, thanks." " But it's better, isn't it?" " No." " Caviar's not in anymore." " Do you want teach an old lady to suck eggs?" "Dad, if we had brought cheap Chinese mobiles, they'd sell like hot cakes." "It's a sin for a Russian Jew to be selling Chinese mobile phones!" "It would be like a pygmy ordering minced carp." "It may be healthy, but it's not kosher!" " My dear, what a pleasure to see you!" " Likewise." "Hurry up!" "Here is our maestro!" "Hello." "It's a real pleasure to meet you." "We're running a little late, but nothingtoo serious." " Due to the Slav temperament, I suppose." " Something like that." " What about this one?" " Everything up there." "Close to them." "Ok, boss." "Igor, Yuri, move it!" "Can anybody get a hold of Jean Paul?" "Why didn't you bring some Chinese mobiles, if you're so clever?" "I did." "Here!" "I gave the out to everyone to get past customs." "Actually, to everyone except Sasha and Ivan." "I didn't want them to know." "Fifty phones, each with a Korean SIM card." "Free calls anywhere in the world." " It's so sweet!" " Dear son!" "Where did you learn to do business like this?" "You're a genius!" "So much like your old man!" "We're rich!" "There is a problem, dad." "The guys don't want to give them back..." " What do you mean?" "Call them, you fool!" " They don't answer." " Give me the phone." " Here." " Tell me their numbers." " They're on the phone." "Beware, don't scratch it Watch out for the door." "Let's call their mobiles." "They might be stuck in a traffic jam." "There is nobody in the hotel We need to find a way out of this." "How?" "How do you play Tchaikovsky with three instruments?" "This is ridiculous!" "How long shall we wait?" "No, don't stop." "It's wonderful." " What's your name, sir?" " Alexander Abramovich Grossman." "I beg your pardon." "It's an honour to meet you." "I'm no good...really difficult for me." " I am the least good in the orchestra." " Are you joking?" "No really." "Maestro tells me, 'Again, again, Sasha!" "It's terrible!" "'" "The others don't need practice." "But I do." "I...need much practice to...reach the bar." "It's true." "I don't feel like trying because there are cameras, you see..." " It could kill the spontainety" " So no reharsal?" "No reharsal." "Forgive us for making you come out here for nothing." "But we think spontainety is important." "Music is spontainety." "Considering the Bolshoi's technique is..." "so perfect..." "You must think we're smug." "But it's not 'technique' we have." "It's soul." "Spirit." "You ask where the musicians are" "They are learning, sucking up inspiration on the streets of Paris." "Ville Lumiere, Louvre, Rodin Museum, Pompidou centre!" " Right, Sasha?" " Excuse me." "Andrei!" "They are my Parisian relatives." "The only instrument we are missing is a bagpipe." "Unfortunately one of our leases did not go well" "Police is everywhere here." "Bring everything here Put it on the chairs" "Violins here, woodwind on the other side." "Cello goes there, clarinet above that" "Costumes on the corner, come on" "Double bass and oboe up there Flute goes close to the horn" "Shoes all here There's the power outlet, start pressing!" "Quick, we need to start" "Socks, come on, hurry Come on, everyone!" "So cool, Andrei" "Do they rent it out for weddings?" "How much do they want for a night?" "That's enough." "Call Duplessis" "Here you go, darling I don't steal" " How did you do this?" " How did I do what?" "That arpeggio, like that." "How did you do it?" " With my fingers!" " What technique did you use?" "I have never seen it before Excuse me, where did you learn that?" "Andrei!" "What's this broad on about?" "Whatever does she mean?" "I beg your pardon" "I am a bit confused" " Shall we get rid of these things?" " I am sorry if I have been capricious" " No problem, miss" " Come on, hurry!" "Can we have dinner tonight?" "Are you still available?" " Yes, of course" " Then tonight at 8." "You do not have the TV rights." "Do you understand the word 'rights'?" "I am the orchestra's sponsor." "Without me there is no orchestra." " Do you understand the word 'orchestra'?" " There's no need to be rude." " Who are you?" " The Director, Olivier Morne Duplessis." "Never heard of you." "Listen, we have an exclusive contract with France Television" "That's your problem." "I've already sold the concert to Russian tv." "Fifty million people will watch." "The president, my dear friend, will watch live via satellite." "I've invited him to my dacha." "Do you want us to cut the gas supply to the West?" "Let's ask the Germans what they would think about that." "You wanted Russians..." "It's an issue we need to work through..." "It's specified in the contract that we are not responsible for signal propagation." "Signal propagation?" "Sure." "A TV signal gets lost in the sky.... reaches the wrong satellite and casually arrives to another country, or another planet" " Oh, yes of course." "It's propagation." " We can't be on top of everything." "There are satellites that capture musical notes, various images" " Do you agree, Mr Tretyiakin?" " I don't give a shit." "Andrei, we'll find them." "They wouldn't abandon us." "Who are you trying to convince?" "Let's not delude ourselves." "We"re has-beens." "What possessed me to do this?" "This is some kind of nightmare!" "It's them!" "That's my orchestra!" "It's all your fault, you're so slow, fat and clumsy!" "Do you want to go back?" "Fine!" "I'm ready!" "If you like I can search all night!" "Calm down, will you?" " Finally" " Andrei, Mr. Duplessis..." "Silence please." "I'll speak" "I have never seen such unprofessional behaviour" "Do you think I would swallow the story of Russians not reharsing?" " Mr. Duplessis, our..." " Don't say anymore!" "Listen to me!" "This is a warning." "You have a contract and you must honour it!" "If you are not there tomorrow, two hours before the concert, I'm calling it off." "You don't believe me?" "I have done it once and I'll do it again." " Has anyone come back?" " No." "Not even the room keys." " I've slipped notes under their doors." " Ivan, I couldn't care less about your notes!" "I saw them on the train!" "They're out there, bring them back!" " If you cancel it, we are all fired" " Do you think I am an idiot?" "We have never sold so much" "TV, radio, internet, mobile, CDs, DVDs." "The return of the legend, together with Anne Marie Jacquet." "Ah, fantastic!" "It's always the same thing with Russians." "You need to employ a little psychology." "They only respond to the whip!" "Send them a fax to the hotel with tomorrow's schedule" "So they have no excuses to delay" "Ok, I'll send it pronto Urgent fax to the Bolshoi" " Mr. Dmitrievich, a fax for you!" "No faxes, I'm on holiday." "I'm off to Paris!" " To the concert." " To the concert." " Mr. Filipov..." " Andrei." "If you don't mind" "Is it true that you had to fight the regime to defend Jewish musicians?" "And not only them, but the whole orchestra..." "It was nothing heroic." "There wasn't much freedom." "A difficult era." " Complicated decisions." " Yes" "We had to, you know?" "This concerto is like..." "you know..." "A confession." "A cry." "There is a life in each note, Anne Marie." "Notes... all... search for harmony." "Search for... happiness." " Can I 'confess' something to you?" " Yes" "I have been raised by an extraordinary person" "Guylene." "You have seen her, at the reharsals." "She is a mother to me" "Besides being my agent, my manager.... she is a friend" "The only one I have" "I never met my parents." " I beg your pardon." " No..." "Please, continue." "I've been searching for my parent's eyes since I was a baby" "Everywhere, on the streets" "When I play, I'd like to have their gaze on me" "For a second." "If only for a second." "They were brilliant people, Richard and Sophie Jacquet." "Two great scientists." "He was a biologist, she was an anthropologist" "Guylene told me, she was their best friend" "They died right after I was born" "A plane crash, in the Alps." "All right, gentlemen?" "Sir." "Let me introduce Ivan Tikhomirov and Igor Nabokov." " My pleasure." " Pleasure" "Great musicians." " What a night, huh?" " Paris is magic!" "Who are you calling?" "Who?" " Don't worry, everything is alright" " It's a beautiful night, yes." "Finally I've fulfiled my dream of coming to Paris!" "What a joy to play in such a theatre, the Chatelet!" "Dad, I'm telling you it was 10 o' clock." "There they are!" "They've already left!" "It was half past 10!" "This is just perfect!" "Climb aboard, then." "Why did you ask for me?" "I've worked a lot... on Tchaikovsky's Concerto." "Because I'm obessessed." "Ill...you understand?" "I've always thought the concerto reaches... ultimate harmony." "Absolute musical perfection." "So, I searched for...a violin soloist." "I found Leah." "Lea Strum." "Brilliant, extraordinary." "We became close friends." "Leah, her husband Isaac, Irina and I." "We continued to practice, to search." "Not a normal life" "Crazy." "One day my friend told me Brezhnev wants to kick out the Jewish musicians." "I panicked." "Leah was Jewish." "Leah and I decided to play Tchaikovsky's Concerto." "I didn't defend the Jews, Anne Marie." "I was...selfish." "I was protecting my concerto." "I needed Leah and the Jews to attain harmony." "Then?" "June 12th, 1980." "Concerto." " Were you ready?" " No." "Yes." "How does one know?" "Bolshoi Theatre." "Sold out." "Many people." "Journalists from around the globe." "Managers, colleagues." "Concerto begins." "Miracle occurs" "Leah sublime." "Magic violin raises me and orchestra towards the heavens, higher and higher." "We and audience fly on wings of harmony." "But the concert was interrupted." "We never reached ultimate harmony." "Brezhnev stopped the concert halfway through to humiliate us in front of audience." "Brezhnev clipped our wings." "We fell to the floor." "Then..." "Jews were expelled." "Leah, Sasha, all of them." " But you remained?" " Yes, but it was all over." "I couldn't do it without them." "What happened to Leah?" "Lea and Isaac gave an interview at Radio Free Europe." "American radio, forbidden in Soviet Union." "They criticised Brezhnev." "Understand?" " And then?" " Nothing." "You want me to replace Lea." "She did not want me to..." "But I'm not Leah." "You have not directed for 30 years." "I have never played Tchaikovsky." "We've never even rehearsed." "I understand your story, your sorrow" "But I am not Leah" "And we won't reach ultimate harmony together." "I've dreamt of this concerto." "with you." "You should see a doctor" "You can't bring back the past." "I don't think we should do this concerto together" "It's doomed to fail." "Would you like me to take you home?" " When he wants to, please call him a taxi." " Yes, madam." "I won't do it." "I am very sorry." "Yes?" "Well?" "Nothing." " What happened?" " Nothing." "Cancel the Chatelet." " You really could not avoid it, huh?" " Don't yell at me" " Nobody is yelling." "How's the vodka?" " It's French." "Idiot!" "It's all over." "The concerto, Tchaikovsky, the orchestra, Anne Marie, kaput." "Bravo, Breznev, you beat everyone." "Irina deserved children, a good husband I ruined her life." "Give this to her." "Give it to her yourself." "Surely you're not still carrying the same guilt?" "What happened wasn't your fault." " I lured Lea into this madness." " No!" "Not true!" "She was just as crazy as you." "Come on, let's go." "Gentlemen." "Guylene, please, I need to talk to her!" "He was drunk, talking nonsense!" "Very... emotional." "But didn't mean anything, doesn't change anything!" "Please, the concert means so much to him" "No concert, he'll die." "You'll kill him." " Sir, please leave!" "Let him in." "You don't have the right." " Andrei is very good man." "Brezhnev..." " I know the story." "His whole career finished, he ruined." "(Slips into Russian)" "He genius." "They..." "turned him into a failure," " an alco...alcohol..." " Alcoholic." " Alcoholic." "I'm jewish like..." " Like Leah and Isaac Strum, I know." "I don't ask that you love Andrei." "Just, play violin." "Please, come play the concerto." "I am very sorry for Mr. Filipov and his friends" "But a concerto isn't supposed to be a therapy session." "That man is ill." "He asking me to be someone else." "To espouse the madness of that tragic violinist." "No." "I don't want to do that." "Goodbye, sir." "What if... after the concert, you find...your parents?" "What are you talking about?" "Well..." "God..." "Music very often help we to grow" "Give answers to us We afraid" "We afraid, before play music Afraid of truth" "I don't understand..." "Speak plainly." "Plainly?" "Nothing is plain and simple" "Nothing is ever plain and simple." "Me poor idiot." "Everything wrong in my life, everything lost" "My wife, children... and I'm giving you lessons!" "You ask me for words." "But words are treacherous." "Words are dirty." "Only music is still beautiful." "But music is trapped within us." "Music doesn't want to escape." "Why?" "I'm sorry for bothering you." "Forgive me." "Goodbye." "Goodbye, Guylene." "Mr. Grossman." "Either you said too little..." "or too much...." "How do you know Guylene?" "And what did you mean by:" "'what if after the concert, you find yours parents?" "'?" "And you call yourself Jewish!" "You don't observe the Sabbath or kippur." "You think being called Moses makes you a Jew?" "I suppose God sent you a fax on the subject?" " Answer me, please." " Sasha." "You are so pale Would you like an aspirin?" "Quiet." "Forgive me, miss." "She... she..." "My dear, play this concerto, play Tchaikovsky." "At the end, maybe you will find out the truth about your parents." "I am sorry if I lied to you for all these many years" "I wanted to protect you, to take care of you." "Many years ago Andrei Filipov gave me Lea Strum's hand written score." "I give it to you." "It's yours." "Don't look for me." "When you will read these words I will already be far away." "I love you." "Guylene." " Hotel Paris Lumiere." " Mr. Sasha Grossman, please." "Come back!" "For Leah." "Paris!" "Andrei Filipov." "Tonight only!" "I am the Bolshoi!" "No shop talk tonight." "Tchaikovsky." "It will be magical!" " Madam Minister." "Sir." " Good evening." " Your excellency." " Good evening" " Madam Ambassador." " Evening" " Evening" "Where are our seats?" " Who's missing?" " Sasha, don't worry - they'll be here." " Incredible!" "Now Victor and his son are gone!" " They'll be here." "They're the ones who messaged us." " Well then call them." " I can't." "They took all our phones away!" "All straight, then right at the river and left on Chatelet square." "How can you live in Paris and not know Chatelet Theatre?" " What do you mean, 'we'll talk later'!" " It means later." " You can't leave now." " Why?" "The important thing is you're here." "After 30 years, I've heard more Tchaikovsky than he and his mother have put together!" "I know Tchaikovsky by heart!" "There's nothing more important than this concert." "There is, believe it or not!" "A party meeting." "I need to deliver a speech..." "Let me through!" "Are you telling me you came to Paris for some stupid meeting?" "Didn't you give enough of your damned speeches back in Moscow?" "I came to renew hope." "To restore faith in the dream." "Can you understand that?" "I've heard all that before." "Workers of the world unite..." "against each other." "You're selfish, and always have been." "You only think about yourself and your concert, your own dream, your own petty concerns!" "The orchestra is the world, Ivan." "The world, Ivan." "Everyone contributes their instrument, their talent" "They unite to play together." "In the hope of creating something magical, creating harmony." "That is true communism." "But only while the concert lasts." "Maestro!" "Can I introduce you to Raymond Laudeyrac?" "It's a pleasure, sir." "I can't wait to hear your... ideas." "It's our most influential critic, but don't worry, he is always like that" "He detests Russian music, especially Tchaikovsky." "Good luck, it will be a success!" "Anne Marie, it's Olivier." "I've with Laudeyrac who wants to say hello." "'Together towards tomorrow.'" "Comrades!" "Comrades!" "The moment has come!" "Once again Moscow supports us and it sent us...." "Ivan Gavrilov!" "A real Russian leader!" " Ivan Gavrilov?" "It's you!" " No...yes." "Thank God you're here!" "It's a scandal!" "It's an insult!" "I couldn't control him on my own." "The Jews have run riot!" "Leonid, providence has sent you to help me!" "Quick, we have to hurry, they're about to start!" "Hurry, hurry!" "Camera 1: close up on me." "Camera 2: even closer." "Camera 3: on my hands." "Camera 4: on my orchestra." " Camera 5: on my audience." "Got it?" " Yes, no problem." "Quite bizarre." "Absurd." "I don't understand it." "Mr. Duplessis, I can't work like this!" "They'll ruin my reputation" "It's my bar, they're my clients." "But try to understand." "This is the third time I've called you." "Does it include a concert program?" "This way, this way!" "Where are they?" "Hurry!" "Gavrilov!" "Open up!" "God, if you're up there, work a miracle." "Prove to me that you exist!" "It can't be..." "you really do exist!" "Anne Marie, I didn't tell you everything." "Because of the interview with Radio Free Europe, Leah and Isaac were arrested by the KGB." "They had a six month old baby." "When they saw the KGB coming, they gave the baby to a neighbour..." " Take her to France." " ...who gave her to us." "Take her to France." "Please." "What was to become of the daughter of Jews, enemies of the state who were condemned to a life in exile?" "Irina, Sasha and I sent her to France with a friend, a theatre agent who was in Moscow at the time." "Leah and Isaac were deported to Siberia." "Until the end of her life, Leah played the Tchaikovsky concerto in her mind." "They called her the madwoman." "She died of cold and hunger in 1981." "Isaac died of sorrow six months later." "Tchaikovsky..." "Concerto for violin." "I lured her into her madness." "Lea was your mother." "Close the curtain!" "Anne Marie, forgive me." "Mum, look!" "Dad's on TV!" "He is playing in Paris!" "Sasha..." "in Paris?" "'Andrei Filipov's Ochestra Five additional shows!" "'" "A film by Radu Mihaileanu"