"Careful, the balance ..." "Bassoon ..." "Softly, softer." "Honey, it's me ..." "My love, I told you:" "do not call me here." "Honey, this is urgent!" "I'm 20 extras short for tomorrow." "Some have dropped out." "They've been offered a funeral of a supermarket boss," "Better pay." "Filipov!" "I told you, you have got the wrong number!" "Andre Semyonovich Filipov!" "You're banned from attending rehearsals." "You are a cleaner." "I know ..." "Sorry, Leonid Dmitrievich." "but you promised me ..." "No, means no!" "You will lead again in due course." "Do not start with "your orchestra!" "Come see!" "How can I trust you?" "We speak of the orchestra when everything is clean." "It will be clean." "Before tomorrow morning!" "Message deleted" "Erased, never arrived!" "Go ahead, Goliath, go hire Bill Gates to find it for you." "I want the contract for the Genkin wedding." "He wants 1,000 guests!" "Genkin's mafia!" "They all are!" "They send their children to London but they're still gangsters." "So what?" "1000 guests, do you realize?" "He knows 200 people tops." "He needs us to find 800 extras." "With the money we can buy a plot of land in the country we'll grow our own vegetables" "We will not have to pay a fortune for our vegetables in future" "They augment my pension with 100 roubles and the rent is 300!" "30 roubles a kilo of potatoes yesterday, can you believe it?" "We'll sell the piano." "We wont." "He wants more guests at the marriage than Makarov, to prove that he has bigger balls." "Ira!" "Can you help me, honey?" "You will call some people?" "Yes, Sasha." "So?" "Thank you, you're an angel." "You saved my life!" "You got 18 ..." "You told me you would get 19." "Okay, see you later." "Honey ..." "I know you're tired, but I'm still missing on extra." "I'll come." "Let me just change." "The people ..." "The people are in our camp!" "History is on our side!" "We march to victory that is the fairest the world has ever seen ... to Communism!" "I've gotta talk to you." "Every day, they make new promises ... 28, 29, 30!" "You demanded that I got 30, there are 30." "They are all there, now you pay for 30!" "Irina, listen, how about a ackage deal." "500 for each extra Plus a bonus of 100 roubles, but you all come back next Sunday." "600 for 2 Sundays. okay?" "not acceptable, Gavrilov!" "Every Sunday, its the same thing." "It is 400 roubles per head, per protest." " You have no faith" " I've never had!" "You and your party,can got to hell!" "I want my 12 000 roubles you owe me." "Immediately!" " It is exploitation." " cough up!" "Exploitation!" "Musicians Union Moscow" "Just a quick shot, Andre." "it wont kill you." "c'mon Andre!" "Come on, Andre ..." "You're still our leader, right?" "No." "you heard him?" "Come with me" "Read this!" ""Attention Mr. Leonid Vinitchenko, Director of Bolshoi." ""Dear Mr. Vinitchenko, by visiting your website" ""I learned of the availability of your Orchestra" ""In 15 days, Saturday, June 13" ""The Los Angeles Philharmonic has canceled its French tour," ""Could you replace them?" ""We would welcome you with great honor" ""you would offer our audience an evening to remember." ""This is an official invitation." ""I offer to telephone you by appointment tomorrow" ""16 pm, Moscow time." ""Please ... agree" ""Mr Olivier Duplessis" ""Director of the Chatelet theater."" "Its in Russian." "It's a hoax!" "It's signed with an official stamp." "They are for real." "The email address is French." "So what?" "We will go in their place!" "Paris!" "The theater of Chatelet!" "The dream of a lifetime!" "The Bolshoi orchestra at Paris, Chatelet!" "What?" "Are you crazy?" "You want to go as the Bolshoi?" "Yes They are crap, we are better." "Forget it before we end up in jail." "Honey, you are there?" "Yes, its us." "Andre, you do not feel well?" "Honey, helps me." "nothing is happenin '." "we are just talking, my love." "You scared me." "Kids ..." "We have not played for 30 years, we're bums." "Oh where'll you find a full orchestra?" "right." "No room for rehearsal, n funding, not time to put together a real orchestra ... 80 musicians in 15 days!" "'crazy or what?" "Why not a ballet, too?" "right." "55 musicians." "We only need 55 musicians!" "Stop, we're here" "Sign of the Communist Party HQ" "Anyway, they'll will call Leonid tomorrow and the Mass will be said." "Not if you call first." "What?" "The Communist Party!" ""are you nuts?" "Ivan ..." "Ivan Gavrilov Gavrilov KGB!" "You're insane!" "What the hell are we doing?" "The French know him." "Ivan knows French." "He speaks better than French Moliere." "duh!" "Moliere is dead!" "We need him." "He wrecked you career and mine!" "He followed orders." "This is not true." "He came on stage in the middle of Tchaikovsky's Concerto, before the public, and he stopped it to humiliate you!" "He is the devil!" "He got a kick out of it!" "I will not go in." "Nobody gets out alive from 2 communist dictatorships." "Sasha ... you want to play the cello again?" "Or do you prefer to drive an ambulance all your life?" "Ivan Gavrilov owes us a concert." "The Concert!" "You still renmember how to manage an orchestra?" "Hello to you too!" "What orchestra?" "A sort of Bolshoi, but not really Bolshoi." "What?" "Is it the Bolshoi, yes or no?" "Yes and no." "Both." "We need the best manager for a concert abroad." "Who's "we"?" "The fucking orchestra you wrecked 30 years ago!" " Bastard!" " Sasha, calm down!" "All those tours that you stopped us doin, asshole!" "Pathetic!" "30 years ago, you'd have demanded political asylum even in Patagonia betrayed your Motherland and blabbed in the imperialist press, denigrating the country that you love, fed and housed you." "I had reliable information!" "What "motherland"?" "Cretin!" "Sullied, Crushed, humiliated, yes!" "out of our asses!" "you fired us!" "Son of a bitch!" "Bastard!" "You're the moron!" "An asswipe Ambulance driver!" "It's your fault I'm ambulance driver that my wife and my children have left me!" "you only have yourself to blame,because of your mouth!" "You could have joined them in Israel, your country." "I have my sources." "I did not go." "Here, is my country!" "Your country?" "you two-bit cripple driver!" "its enough!" "Sasha ..." "Ivan, we're hear to talk to you about Paris." "For a concert at the theater Chatelet." "They need an answer by tomorrow." " What Paris?" " Read this!" "Orchestra Bolshoi is the Wailing Wall and you know it." "They are awful." "Can you imagine the French press?" "You said Paris?" "They will say:" ""The Russian orchestras have no talent, they're history."" "Can we, Russians, allow that to happen?" "Paris ..." "Why me?" "To negotiate everything, like the good old days." "You always were the best manager" "Bolshoi's history." "Paris ..." "Okay then." "Why?" "What do you want?" "What are you hiding?" "Spit it out!" " What's your price?" " No reward." "fuck, really." "He;s screwing us?" "No Price?" "Sure?" "Absolutely." "I can get you a war Veteran's card for free public travel, subway, bus, tram ..." "I already have one." "Its a deal, I told you" "I'll do it." "You see that look in his eye, that smile?" "Dont trust the bastard." "He'll screw us again." "Give the fax back." "I saw fire in his eyes, He wants this." "PARIS" "Ivan Gavrilov?" "How many seats in the Chatelet?" "I do not know." "1500 ... 2000." "I found it on the Internet." "2000?" "Andre, I'm divorcing you ... if you do not go." "Prove to me that you're still "The Maestro"" "and you see this damn concert through to the end." "30 years ..." "I waited for this 30." "Tchaikovsky" "Concerto" "Enemy of the People!" "Bring down thd Curtain!" "Did you get that from the telephone company?" "We came here with my family from Israel." "You bet it works!" "Without paying?" "You have no right." " It belongs to the State, the People." " You want me to talk by sending smoke signals?" "Silence!" "Hurry." "Hello, illustrious Damsel, my compliments!" "How are you today?" "Mr. Comrade Ivan Gavrilov on the blower," "Bolshoi administrator." "I want to speak cordially with Mr. Duplessis." "Can you put him on, if thats ok?" "I am calling from Moscow!" "A minute ..." "Mr Gavrilov, Good!" "How are you my friend?" "Oh, wunderbar!" "Enormously well, thank you!" "Sorry, had I know you were back at the Bolshoi" "I'd have addressed the fax to you personally" "Its no problem, dont worry about it" "Duplessis, I am not using my office phone" "We have some problems with telecommunications." "Excuse me." "It's me who'll ring you every time for sure." "I entrust you with my Walkman mobile" "Are you ready to write it down?" "zero zero seven 7-910-46" "18-830." "Ah, everything depends on the conditions of the agreement" "We must cancel a very lucrative concert" "Your website says you're free that evening" "It's a private concert, very private, for King of Gas in Russia, you understand?" "It is the anniversary of his mistress, as you say." "A discreet and intimate concert, where the whole orchestra is invited." "Listen, I suggest I send today a memorandum of entente cordiale informing you of our conditions." "And if it suits you, we might consider sealing quickly our signatures." "I'll expect your fax but hurry, its in 2 weeks." "What will you play?" "The program?" "Yes, the program ..." "What are we playing, you idiots!" "Tchaikovsky" "Tchaikovsky We will play Tchaikovsky." "Concerto for violin and orchestra." "Here we go "again."" "Concerto for violin and orchestra." "I'll be expecting your proposal" "Bravo!" "Pig!" "Satisfied?" "And now, 30 years later?" "What about me?" "You have been perfect." "You're still the best." "I know." "Negotiating is like a bike ... one never forgets." "So they agreed?" "I;ve got them by the balls!" "$ 2,000 per musician!" "I doubled the price." "No, it's a wedding." "bring your whole family." "disbursements 30 euros per day." "about 350 rubles and a Free Dinner." "$ 4,000 for Andre." "what else are we playing, Tchaikovsky and afterwards?" "What, afterwards?" "its not enough, its too short." "You go home in Sacha's ambulance." "The Serenade of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev Concerto No. 1." "Good." "The flight and insurance will be advanced by Paris." "Before the state took care of everything, but not now." "Well, the schedule ..." "Day 1:" "Arrive" "Dinner and gourmet at Le Trou Normand." "Day 2: rehearsals, and of course a must-do when in Paris evening ... riverboat. up the Seine" "Day 3: the concert." "have you finished?" "very well." "Everything okay?" "I landed the wedding party 1000 guests." "We have our own garden." "Ira, sugar ..." "Immediately." "I'll just help.you" "He wants to play Tchaikovsky." " I know." "And you will help." " Me?" "Yes, you. go on .." "I demand the hotel Paris Lumiere." "near Champs-Elysee." "the Best." "A 3 stars!" "Now, the most important ..." "Who will be the soloist?" "I want ..." "Anne-Marie Jacquet." "Anne-Marie Jacquet." "Are you kidding?" "She is a star!" "Very well!" "very well!" "We are also stars." "Jacquet, Jacquet!" "Anne-Marie Jacquet and nobody else." "Are we requiring too much?" "We have to be very demanding and capricious, it looks strong, solid... and professional." "Are these salaries net or gross?" "They're stuck on pre-Perestroika rates" "You and Mr Gavrilov go back a long way." "He's doing you a favour" "Maybe unless it is a trap" "We need this concert, Mr Duplessis" "We promised the Board a prestigous, lucrative concert" "The L.A Philharmonic." "We've lost them." "but we still have a deficit of 1.2 million euros not the 450,000 we posted" "Screw your figures!" "Other requests?" "3 days in Paris instead of same-day arrival and some unusual demands." "A cruise and Le Trou Normand" "Have you heard of it?" "No" "Screw them!" "No way!" "They'll sink us" "They're cheaper than LA." "3 days, cruises, dinner" "They think it looks professional." "The slav soul!" "What about Miss Jacquet?" "Her fee?" " Expensive." "But her fee plus agent, taxes and insurance, and the orchestra, and their wish-list, is still cheaper than L.A" "Our profit margin is 55%" "If we refuse Anne-Marie, its 75%" "Without her, no Bolshoi and no concert." "They wont come, you idiot!" "They're a pain in the ass!" "Call her agent" "I undersand, Olivier, but my hands are tied." "The answer's no." "Dont call again." "Yes, I'm sorry, too." "Good luck." "Goodbye." "We have to go in 45 minutes." "Who was that?" "No one." "An interview for a Brazilian magazine" "Why aren't you married?" "etc and why don't I play Tchaikovsky?" "Tchaikovsky?" "No" "I heard you say, "She doesn't play Tchaikovsky."" "No." "I mean, yes." "They did ask that." "What's going on?" "Last number redial" "It was Duplessis" "Chatelet Theatre, Tchaikovsky's concerto" "In 2 weeks, honestly" "Between Madrid and Chicago and they call now." "No manners." "Which orchestra?" "The Bolshoi." "What?" "The Bolskoi.and you said no?" "Darling, you've never played Tchaikovsky." "Madrid's just before, Chicago after..." "I passed on the wholemeal bread." "The honey arrives tomorrow." "Guylene" "Are you serious?" "I was always scared of Tchaikovsky, I know but I dream of performing the Concerto with the Bolshoi" "You know that very well, Guylene" "The conductor's a nobody, the Bolshoi's gone down...." "It's too much of a risk" "Who is the conductor?" "I don't know, I can't remember" "Andrei Flipo...marazov, or something like that" "Andrei Filipov?" "Yes" "Thats's it." "Heard of him?" "You're joking!" "Of course, I have" "The Maestro, Guylene!" "The man's a legend." "Tchaikovsky with him!" "Its a no brainer." "That was 30 years ago" "Call Duplessis." "I'll take it, whatever the terms." "Got that?" "She's exhausted." "I'll try my best, buit I doubt shel'll do it" "With Madrid before, then Chicago" "Guylene, how much?" "My God!" "Rivka, come see who it is, one who who dared say "screw you" to Brezhnev!" " How are your lips?" " Your Asthma?" "He refuses his medication." "He coughs like a donkey." "When I cough, I play better." "Enter!" "Are there synagogues in Paris?" "Aren't they anti-semitic?" "More synagogues than churches and a synagogue on every street." "There are more churches." "Catholics have all gone secular" "Really?" "And Notre Dame?" "Have you seen the death of Cardinal thingy on TV?" "I dont know his name?" "They made the kaddish before Notre Dame." "She is now outside is Jewish, Catholic inside, half-Jewish, half Catholic." "Come on, Viktor?" "For you, Andre." "You're one of the Righteous" "I'll bring my son, Moshe too." "Classical music's Louis Armstrong" "Better than his old man." "God protect you !" "Amen" " Taxi!" " Misha!" "Go Andre!" "You always bring bad luck." "Attention please!" "The Violin!" "Natalia Grossman" " Israel" "She will receive it when?" "In one week, as usual." "Okay." "Lets go" "Only three days.to go" "No percussion or trombones" "I will make the sounds with my mouth." "It's madness, it never will work." "We will never have a full orchestra." "Andre, we're going to Paris." "Everything does not happen in Paris." "I know:." "Tchaikovsky, that damn Tchaikovsky" "I cant do it." "It was 30 years ago." "I should not have started all this." "Tchaikovsky, you have in you, in your blood." "You rammed him down our throats every day." "How many times you've played it in your head for 30 years?" "We all hear you." "Irina, me, we are sick of it." "We'll go to Paris so you can free this poor Tchaikovsky" "You were against the idea" "Me?" "Not on your life." "I love Paris." "Please take your seats" "Who wants to come in Paris?" "A concert at the Chatelet." "Tchaikovsky.'s Violin Concerto." "Get lost!" "You're too drunk, Andre!" "Makarov!" "He's looks pissed off." "Normal, it was only 500 people at his wedding" "Be my guest!" "Get rid of the in-laws!" "Applause!" "Yes Yes" "Hello." "Who invited you?" "It's a private affair." "Bad news!" "Paris wont advance the air tickets." "They will reimburse us later" " What?" " Times have changed." "The Bolshoi must advance all costs." "May I?" "You lie!" "You do not want this concert, admit it!" "Find a solution." "How?" "Ever heard of Sponsors?" "A rich." "Parissian." "An oligarch!" "They buy football clubs, they do not care about music," "There's no money in it, people download music for free" "You owe me, Gavrilov!" "30 years ago, what you've done at the concert with my husband, condemning him to alcohol you've broken his life." "And when we lost two of our best friends, I said nothing." "I was wrong." "So, you shut up and keep out of the music, or I'll chew your balls!" "Sorry." "You find them a sponsor and a nice little flight to Paris." "And if that goes wrong, do not come back." "apply for political asylum there!" "Otherwise your Sunday meetings will be solo performances without an audience." "Nobody will get on any extras in this damn town." "Got it?" "And do not ever mess ... with my honeybun!" "Silence!" "Sit!" "Ladies and gentlemen, my good and very very old friends," "Mr. Minister, members of the Duma, please welcome the Tsar of Gas" "King of cobalt" "One of the most beautiful Russian success stories my friend the best cellist on the planet ..." "Piotr Trtiakine!" "Go!" "Clap!" "Lets hear it, Petya ..." "Go ahead, Petya!" "I prefer my asthma." "At least I'm not tone deaf." "Hush!" "Yes, yes, Ivan Gavrilov." "Yes, yes ..." "Go ahead, Petya!" "get away you!" "No Trou Normand, no concert!" "I want Le Trou Normand!" "He hung up on me." "Because of your Trou Normand." "It's not my fault" "There is no Trou Normand." "Not where he said it is." "We have Anne-Marie Jacquet." "She agreed, but ..." "There is a restaurant there." "We mock it up, get them to change the sign." "Job done." "Tell Gavrilov we accept his conditions" "Get hiom to send us the damn contracts" "It's in one week." "I want posters, press, national TV!" "Andrei Filipov and Anne-Marie Jacquet, Enormous!" "Die you son of a bitch!" "dont Shoot!" "Mr Trtiakine!" "You play so well!" "Mr Trtiakine!" "I am Ivan Gavrilov." "Maybe you've heard of me?" "I've definitely heard you on the phone" "Sorry, it was a slip-up." "I admire your musical talent." "I am the director of Bolshoi." "We will play for a performance in Paris, Chatelet." "As a music lover, would you care to sponsor us?" "You are the director of the Bolshoi?" "Yes." " Paris?" " Yes." "Chatelet the theater?" "Paris, theater of Chatelet!" "Voila, gentlemen, it is an honor." "Look, Mom,my cello lessons, have been worth it." "You cant play to save your life!" "Buy a football club." "You'll pick up Paris St Germain for nothing" "And buy Messi put him in attack!" "Thank you very much, Mr. Trtiakine." "We'll stay in touch." "Mom, my compliments." "I'll see you out." "No, you're welcome." "My driver will pick up the score." "I am honored to play in your orchestra." "and I'm ready for it" "Business is a pastime, a hobby, but the music ..." "Music is my life!" "Goodbye." "Thank you very much." "I am a musician, not a noisemaker" "Turn around!" "We will return his cheque." "We'll be a laughing-stock" "Calm down. we have the orchestra," "Anne-Marie Jacquet, we have money for the plane tickets ..." "And a cretin in the cello section!" "What did you say?" "I said I have good news and bad news." "The bad news first ..." "You need a visa to enter France, and most do not even have a passport." "A passport takes three weeks, and a visa, 8 days." "Now you tell us" "And the good news?" "I got Le Trou Normand!" "55?" "Passports and visas:" "You included, Maestro?" "56, with Ivan." "Lets say 60, in case of last minute. .." "We will fill them in at the last minute with names." "You can really do it?" "In 24 hours?" "No problem." "But its not free!" "How?" "We're not millionaires." "The People ..." "Go ahead, we will pay." "Everyone must bring a recent photo and its done at the airport." "Vasily, there is another thing ..." "Anything you want, Maestro." "We are a bit short on instruments." "Some, over time, have had to sell theirs" "Same goes for their costumes and shoes" "Complicated." "We shall see in Paris." "I have lots of friends over there." "We can not wait until then." "Andre, my grandmother always used to say :" ""The sun rises every morning." "Never in the evening!" You understand?" "What grandmother?" "You do not understand." "Let me explain." "Now is the evening." "We'll wait for Paris the morning!" "Viktor, take care of Moshe." "Sleep not near an open window." "Mom, I'm 35 years old." "And still not married!" "Even Leon the Hunchback has found a wife." "Shalom alechum, everyone!" "Faster, faster, comrades." "faster!" "as soon as you arrive, hang your pants up." "This is a good hotel, there will be an iron in the room." "Ask them to polish your shoes." "I do not want you to look like a tramp." "Are you listening to me?" "Where are the buses?" "Patience, patience ..." "They are 45 minutes late." "So the dream end!" "Are you happy?" "Have you seen these buses?" "Yes, more or less." "The front of a bus." "The front?" "What do you mean?" " Did you pay them?" " of course." "Normal they are not late." "Bravo, the best manager!" "How about calling taxis?" "It is how much?" "Taxis?" "Is not in my budget." "Do not panic, we have time." "Gavrilov, I'll kill you!" "Calm down,we have hours." "Why come then?" "A good manager anticipates all." "I am a professional." "I knew they might not come." "Airport 7 km" "Thank you, Vasily." "Come on, they have prepared their picture!" "We do not need to rush!" "Check your details." "Lets keep it moving" "You have a picture?" "Next!" "Next!" "Just France?" "How about a visa for Morocco, $10 more." "I have no one to Morocco." " Take it, you never know." " I said no." "I will laminate?" "Optional.extra" "$ 3.50." "No, thank you." " leather holder?" " No, thanks ..." " Dad ..." " No!" "Thank you." "Hey Beautiful, want me to give you a manicure?" "or I'll read your future?" "He is with us." "Yulia, I've already told you ..." "Read me the contract." "Article 1 ..." "It's Jean-Paul." "I'm here." "The plane just landed." "Bolshoi?" "Hello Mr Filipov." "Welcome to Paris" "I'm so honored Mrs Filipov!" "No, if you please, Mr Duplessis, this gentleman is not Mr. Filipov." "I'm not Mr Duplessis" "Enchanted!" "Ivan Gavrilov," "This gentleman is Mr. Trtiakin." "Here is Mr. Filipov!" "Andre Filipov ..." "Olivier Duplessis." "I'm not Mr Duplessis!" "I'm Jean-Paul Carrere" "He sends his warmest greetings" "Where is he?" "Where's the orchestra?" "Try to understand, sir." "We travel without refreshment for weeks everyone is collapsing with insomnia" "No, you do not see anything." "Let us go to the hotel." "shall we?" "of course" "Let's see." "Tomorrow rehearsal and Mr Filipov will dine with Miss Jacquet at her request and to round off the evening in style, we've booked the best Seine river cruise lasting approx. 2 hours 20." "And Le Trou Normand?" "tonight" "The whole restaurant's for you" "Crook!" "Cheater!" "Our money now!" "We wants 50% of salary, cash, immediately!" " We want food." " and to buy cigarettes!" " and drink!" " Yes, drink!" "The want?" "They want their per diem now!" "Dont worry, you'll get your per diems tomorrow" "Give us the money, you bastard!" "We will kill you!" "exploding it!" "Le Trou Normands in half an hour" "Go get our money, kid!" "Make them see sense!" "In your place, I would cough up" "They want cash!" "They're gonna lynch me!" " it can wait - no, it can't wait" "I cant withdraw cash for a whole orchestra why not?" "Last time I was repaid 4 months later" "The bank took all my cards away!" "You got them back?" " sure, yesterday" "Stop Whining." "Give them their cash or you're fired" "Fine, Mr Duplessis." " Did you hear me?" "I hear you, no problem" "Ladies and Gentlemen!" "Your attention, if you please!" "Our young friend has heard and understood." "Your money is here!" "You have to sign a receipt" "One by one!" "We dine at Trou Normand!" "Hold on!" "One by one!" "100 euros each!" "Rehearsal tomorrow morning!" "The bus runs at 10 o'clock, be on time!" "Do not be late." "Do you have a key?" "Yes, it's me" "My God!" "Guylne ..." "It's ..." "I am happy to see you." "How are you?" "You have not changed." "Sure." "Take a seat" "Be honest do you plan to tell her?" "What are you talking about?" "No, of course." "Are you sure?" "Look me in the eye" "I only came for the concert." "She has her liufe, she's a grown woman" "No trouble" "It was hard enough as it was" "Guylene" "I dont know what you take me for a. ..." "You think me ...." "Never!" "That's clear then." "We're on the same page, arent we?" "Good night." "French Embassy" "Excuse me, sir ... have you seen the others?" "They all went out" "To Trou Normand?" "Only?" "I guess so." "They were on foot." "Are you ready?" "I'm starving." "You really want to play Tchaikovsky Seranade?" "and Prokofiev's Symphony?" "You detest Prokofiev!" "We're playing Tchaikovsky Concerto, that's all." "I do not care about the rest." "But the Chatelet ..." "New shoes?" "Let's see." "What's this?" "All albums by Anne-Marie Jacquet?" "Since the first." "And all the reviews I could find." "So "You're a big fan of ..." "You and Irina, are ok?" "Think about it" "You would guess what age?" "Who?" "Anne-Marie Jacquet?" "26?" "Take a good look 29." "What happened 29 years ago?" "How should I know ..." "No!" "My God!" "Do not tell me she's ..." "Is that her?" "No!" "yes Congratulations, you've found out." "Its her" "French Communist Party" "Good evening, sir." "Does this happen to be" "Le Trou Normand?" "That;s right, sir" "You're at Le Trou Normand and you are...." "You're the Bolshoi?" "others are delayed." "They come on foot from the 8th Arrondissment 8th?" "very nice, the 8th" "Is Comrade Maurice here?" "No, perchance" " No?" " Shall we begin?" "Thank you very much." "Here, here." "Jessica!" "c'mon, let's go" "Bolshoi!" "A hamburger, not the most expensive." "No cheese no bacon, a little meat, lots of bread." "95 cents" "Then two." "And two glasses of tap water." "It's cheaper than McDonalds Moscow!" "I have some ketchup, mayo and mustard." "10 of each." "It's free." "Ivan is waiting for us at Trou Normand." "I do not dine with the KGB." "does Irina know about her?" "About Anne-Marie Jacquet?" "No, it's a secret." "You never contacted Anne-Marie?" "She suspects nothing?" "You came here to conduct, right?" "We do not mix private life and professional life." "Just to conduct" "Tchaikovsky" "Just Tchaikovsky" "Until the end!" "Until the end!" "Promise me that you won't tell her" "What now?" "We wait some more?" "No, no, you can start the meal." "I'm very hungry." "Fine!" "We are very hungry too!" "Keep going how is it going Honey?" "You sound down" "All goes well, my love." "I miss you, that's all." "You too, I miss you, Honey" "Sleep well." "You gotta rest" "Irisha, I ..." "I can not do this" "I want you to be here." "I'm with you, Honey." "You can do it, I believe in you." "I'll hang up, its too expensive." "I love you." "Call me before the concert." "Good rehearsal for tomorrow." "Kisses, kisses ..." "Kisses, kisses ..." "What's this?" "I am very sleepy, we're done" "I laugh!" "Correct it!" "You think I'm going to pay gipseys 1107 euros for a bowl of couscous?" "It was for 60 meals!" "However it was only me." "I didnt say 60 meals eaten, but 60 meals ordered." "and trashed I should make you pay double!" "c'mon pay up" "But it is the Chatelet theater that is responsible" "It is they who have reserved the booking!" "Pay up or you'll be belly dancung for the rest of your life!" "They call me Ahmed al-Qaeda" "Yes, ok, I'll pay the bill" "Momo!" "You're late. where were you?" "Sorry I just got out of one of the Party's endless meetings" "Its good to see you" "What happened with Le Trou Normand?" "It was our HQ, Momo!" "Membership was down." "We had to sell." "Here too, soon" "More officers than members" "Cant even pay the cleaners" "Come lets find a French bistro, wilt you?" "A real French cafe where we can debate" "Momo ... it's time to change all a. .." "to restore the Party's leadersdhip of France and the world lead by example." "You're ready?" "Russian Television" "Good morning." "Maestro" "What a pleasure to have you here!" "We're sold out!" "Your admirers swamped the box office" "They never forgot you." "In a few hours, all gone!" "Isnt that wonderful" "Olivier Duplessis, at your service and eternaly grateful" "Does he think I'm an idiot?" "I know they're the Bolshoi" ""Bolshoi" also means a lot." "He's saying "Thanks very much"" "Thanks Bolshoi to you!" "He won't let go of my hand" "Can you fill this place full?" "We still have 1,000 members and scored 1% at the last elections, nearly 2%!" "That makes 44 millions voters divided by..." "We'll put it there, okay?" "What is it?" "The flag!" "Our standard!" "From the Moskow Party Congress in 1966." "You remember the elections, Momo?" "We had 100% of the vote." "100%!" "No one ever did better" "An historic moment a people united for the same cause." "How could I forget it?" "100%." "No one ever did better." "I'm late, I must make haste, Keep it, Momo" "Keep it, Momo." "Keep it." "C'mon, c'mon ..." "Back up...." "Hurry!" "I'm beggin you." "Pay me back!" "My card's blocked." "The bank wants the money by 4pm" "Calm down." "All in Good time" "It's now." "I bailed them out of a Russian restaurant" "Not Le Trou Normand I paid the whole check at 6am." "1536 euros in booze, no food, My check will bounce!" "If you bailed them out, where are they?" "Playing Tchaikovsky's previously unknown.." "Silence for Violin and Orchestra?" "Did something get lost in translation?" "Is this an orchestra or a quartet?" "Where's your orchestra?" "Its lovely to meet you." "Do not worry." "They will all be here immediately" "They are not French, sir." "Neither German far" "In Russia it is a matter of politeness to be a little late." "Try to understand and extend your courtesy." "Ivan Gabrilov?" "You're late!" "and so is your spasibo Bolshoi!" "Has to be Russians!" "We could've had Yanks!" "Where are they?" "It's your job!" "Where's my orchestra?" "Cheap." "Caviar!" "Taste!" "How much?" "200 euros." "Special Price for you, friend." "How much!" "It's cheaper at the supermarket." "But most good, right?" "No" "The caviar is finished." "You show me the business?" "Chinese mobile phones, they would have sold in one hour." "A Russian Jew selling Chinese phones?" "It's a sin." "It's like a pygmy cooking gefilte fish!" "." "It is organic but not kosher!" "My dear Anne-Marie, a pleasure to see you again!" "For me too" "Good morning." "I kiss you warmly." "we're running a touch late" "The famous Slav temperament something like that, yes where is this to go?" "The below!" "next to them" "Igor!" "Yuri!" "Move your ass!" "Jean-Paul?" "can someone call Jean-Paul to the stage?" "Why did you not bring chinese mobiles big guy?" "I brought." "I've given one to each musician to clear customs." "Except Andre, Sasha and Ivan, so they dont know 50, with fake chips, unlimited world package." "A real deal!" "My son, who taught the shmuter business?" "You're a genious, you are like me." "We're rich!" "There's a problem, they do not want to give them back." "Who?" "How?" "Cretin, call them." "They do not respond." "Give it to me." "The numbers!" "In the phone careful, dont scratch it mind the door" "Moshe" "Dont they have cellphones?" "Maybe it's the traffic" "Nobody's arrived We must make do." "How can that be done"?" "Tchaikovsky with 3 instruments?" "It's ridiculous, wasting my time!" "Dont stop." "That was wonderful" "What's your name?" "Alexander Abramovich Grossman." "Please forgive me." "Very big compliment for me." "No congratulations." "It's a great difficulty for me." "Me, I'm least good in orchestra." "are you kidding?" " No, it's true." "Maestro tell me, rehearse, rehearse, Sacha, bad!"" "The others new rehearse ever." "Me, yes." "Me ... need much rehearse ... to get to good level." "This is much true, miss." "I do not rehearse for camera men, isn't that so." "I think rehearsals kill spontaneity." "No rehearsals?" "at all?" "No rehearsals" "We apologize to you, if it is not right, if you come for nothing, but for us spontaneity important." "Music is spontaneity!" "if the Bolshoi technique is so perfect..." "You think us pretentious or not?" "Not technique." "me!" "our Spirit." "You ask where are musicians." "They learn food inspiration in Paris, City Lumire." "In museums:" "Louvre" "Muse Rodin, Centre Pompidou ... right, Sacha" "Sorry!" "These are my cousins Romainville locals." "We're just missing a bassoon, one of our "rental" went wrong." "Here the police meddle in everything." "Put the instruments on the chairs." "Violins here cellos I. .." "The double basses and oboes up there." "The flute there with the French horn ..." "The shoes there." "You have an outlet, iron begins!" "Quickly, there is a lot to do." "The socks, go, hurry!" "get your ass in gear!" "On the head of my mom!" "They rent this for weddings?" "what's the fee?" "Enough!" "Get me Duplessis!" "Well, toots, me not fly." "how did you do that?" "Those harmonic arpeggios.." "With the hand." "What fingering do you use?" "It's amazing." "where did you study?" "Who is this girl?" "what she talking about?" "I feel so silly sorry if I made a scene" "No problem, miss." "Dinner tonight then?" "You can still make it?" "Yes, dont you see you there at 8." "You don't own broadcast right!" "You understand "rights"?" "I sponsor the orchestra." "Without me, no orchestra" "You understand "orchestra" ?" "Don't be offensive Who are you?" "Director of the Chatelet" "Olivier Morne Duplessis" "Never heard of you" "Look, we have an exclusive contract with France Television" "Your problem." "I have a deal with Russian TV." "50 million viewers!" "My friend the President will watch live via satellite." "I've invited him to my dacha" "You want us to cut off the gas to Europe?" "Ask the Germans" "You wanted the Russians" "Let's look at possible solutions" "The contract says we're not to blame for natural overflow" ""Natural overflow"?" "Yes, signals going astray in space, hitting the wrong satellite and being beamed to other countries or even planets" "Sure, we can't control everything" "Huge satellites that pick up music and pictures" "Dont you agree, Mr Tretiakin?" "I dont give a shit" "We will find them." "They wont let us downl." "They are the best." "You dont think that" "Lets be honest, we're has-been bums." "How did it come to this?" "What possessed me?" "It is a nightmare!" "It's them!" "My orchestra!" "Sasha, come on!" "It's your fault." "You're slow!" "Big and slow!" "You want to go back?" "Come on, lets go." "I will search all night." "Calm down." "Andre, Mr. Duplessis ..." "Shut up, I'm doing the talking!" "In 27 years, I've never seen such unprofessional behavior" "You think I'm stupid?" ""Russians dont rehearse"!" "Duplessis, In our orchestra ..." " Enough already!" "This is an official warning for you all" "You didn't respect our contract" "Be there 2 hours before the concert, or I call it off!" "You think I wouldn't dare?" "Try me!" "I've done it before have they returned?" "No, the keys are not, they have taken them with" "I put notes under the doors." "To hell with your keys and your notes!" "I saw them in the Mtro!" "Go get them! "" "If you cancel, we're fired." "Do I look like a schmuck?" "It's huge" "TV, radio, Internet, mobiles, CD's, DVD's.." ""The maestro Returns, The Legend Accompanied by Miss Jacquet!"" "The Russians never change." "They're stubborn as asses" "Have to bop them on the head to get 'em moving" "Fax the schedule to their hotel, so they have no excuse for being late" "Right away" "Fax this to the Bolshoi right away!" "Leonid Dimitrievich, a fax for you!" "More faxs!" "I'm on vacation, I'm leaving Paris." "to the concert!" "Mr Filipov" "Andre, if you would ..." "Is it true you defied the regime to defend your Jewish musicians?" "The Jews and the whole orchestra" "There was nothing heroic, isnt it?" "There was no choice, difficult times" "Complex ... complex things?" "... That we lived ... dont you know?" "This concert, ..." "It's like, a ... confession." "A cry." "In every note of music, there is life, Anne-Marie." "Notes all seeking harmony." "Seeking happiness." "Can I make a confession?" "yes" "I was raised by an extraordinary woman" "Guylene." "You saw her at the rehearsal" "She's a mother to me as well as my agent and manager, she's my friend" "The only one" "I never knew my parents" "Sorry, forgive me" "No problem" "If you please, continue." "I always long to feel my parents watching me in the street" "Everywhere" "When I play, I'm reaching for that feeling of their eyes on me" "For one second." "just one second" "They were wonderful people" "Richard and Sophie Jacquet." "Both brilliant scientists" "He was a biologist, she was an anthropologist" "Guylene told me their story." "They were her best friends." "They died when I was a baby" "A plane crash in the Alps" "Everything fine?" "Sir!" "I introduce him Ivan Tikhomirov, and Igor Oboukhov ..." "Great musicians." "Tikhomirov, wow!" "that was 10 pm ." "They left without us." "it was 22 h 30!" "Very well then climb into the boat." "why did you choose me?" "Me, I work hard on Tchaikovsky's Concerto" "Me ... obsessed, sick, isnt it?" "I think with the Concerto, meet the ultimate harmony the absolute musical perfection." "So I look for solo violin." "I find Lea." "Lea Strum!" "Brilliant, amazing." "Become a great friend." "All very friends at the time." "Lea and Yitzhak married her." "We continue rehearsing, search." "No normal life." "Fools!" "One day a friend tell me that Brezhnev is wanting to throw the Jewish musicians out of the orchestra." "I panic." "The are many Jews." "The players and I decide upon Tchaikovsky Concerto." "Hurry!" "Me , I'm not defending Jews, Anne-Marie." "Me ... egoist." "Defend Concerto, crazy dream." "The Jews and I need Lea to achieve harmony." "and then?" "June 12, 1980." "Concerto." "were you ready?" " No." "Yes." "How do I know?" "Bolshoi theater." "Full house." "Many people" "Journalists from worldwide managers, colleagues." "Concerto ... begins." "Miracle happens." "Lea. .." "sublime." "Violin Magic lifts me and orchestra to heaven" "very high." "We ... fly." "We ... and audience together, fly towards ultimate harmony." "But Concerto was stopped in the middle." "We are not arriving ultimate harmony." "Brezhnev stops Concerto in the middle to humiliate us in the face of the public." "Brezhnev cut our wings." "We crashed." "afterwards ... all Jews thrown out." "Lea, Sacha, all ..." "You were fired, too?" "Yes." "But everything had finished." "I can not play without them." "what happened to Lea?" "Lea and Yitzah give interview to Radio Free Europe" "Radio American prohibited in Soviet Union." "They ... criticize Brezhnev isnt that so?" "What then?" "Nothing" "You want me to replace Lea?" "You didn't want me" "I'm not Lea" "You haven't conducted in 30 years." "I've never played Tchaikovsky" "We haven't even rehearsed" "I understand your story, your pain" "But I'm not Lea and together we won't reach ultimate harmony" "It was a dream, this concert... with you" "You should get treatment" "You can't bring back the past" "I dont think we should do the concert." "It's doomed to failure" "Can I drop you somewhere?" "When he's ready, call him a taxi" "Yes, ma'am" "Will you be okay?" "I'm sorry" "Yes" "well?" "nothing" "What happened?" "nothing cancel Chatelet" "You had to go and do it" " Do not shout at me." " Nobody yelling" " And how is the vodka?" " French" "You fool" "Everything is finished, it the end:" "the concert, Tchaikovsky, the orchestra, Anne-Marie ..." "Kaput!" "well played, Brezhnev you win again." "Ira deserved children, a good husband ..." "I've ruined her whole life." "Here give her this letter." "You give it to her" "Dont make the same mistake twice 30 years ago, that was not your fault." "It was I who pushed Lea into the madness." "No!" "Wrong!" "She lived by the same silent madness as you." "Come ..." "Guylne, if you please, I must talk to her" "He drank too much." "He drunk, telling a lot of nonsense.." "Many emotion for you." "Not do not cancel." "please." "Concerts most important to him." "He not live, die." "Kill him." "Sir, please leave." "Guylene!" "Let him in" "You have no right" "Andre, the most good in the world." "Brezhnev ..." "I know the story" "His carrer over His honor finished." "This man is a genius" "A genius" "They transform him into a loser, in alcol ..." "Drunkard!" "I Jew, like..." "Lea ... and Yitzhak Strum, I know" "I don't ask you like Andre" "Just play violin." "If you please." "Come play concert" "I'm sorry about what happened to Mr Filipov and his friends" "But a concert isn't a psychotherapy session" "The man is sick" "You want me to be someone else" "To fall into the same madness as that poor violinist?" "No" "The answer's no" "Goodbye, sir" "What if at end of concert... you'll find your parents?" "What did you say..." "That" "My God!" "Music may help us grow ..." "Give answers to us." "We fear, before we play music, fear" "Fear of the truth" "I don't understand" "Talk clearly" "Clearly?" "Nothing clear." "Nothing ever is clear." "I, poor fool, messed up my life." "Lost my wife, my children and here preaching to you!" "You ask for words but words are traitors!" "Words are dirty!" "But music is still beautiful." "But music is prisoner in us." "... Music it doesnt want to leave us." "Why?" "Sorry to have bothered you" "Sorry." "Goodbye." "Goodbye, Guylene." "Mr Grossman.." "either you said too much or not enough.." "How do you know Guylene?" "What did you mean" ""At the end of the concert, you'll find your parents"?" "You, Jew?" ""You do not Shabbat or Yom Kippur!" "Being called Moshe doesnt make you Jewish." "Did God at least send you a fax?" "Answer me, please" "You're pale." "You want an aspirin?" "Shut up." "Excuse me ..." "Goodbye." "My darling," "Play the concert Play Tschaikovsky" "Maybe you'll find the truth about your parents" "Sorry that I lied to you all these years" "I was trying to protect you, for your own good" "Many years ago, Andrei Filipov gave me Lea Strum's annotated score" "This is it." "It's yours" "Dont look for me, when you read this," "I'll be far away" "I love you Guylene" "Mahler" " Symphony No 1 Andre Filipov" " Hotel Paris Lumiere Mr Sacha Grossman, please" "Bilingual Interpreter" "Come back!" "For Lea." "Paris!" "OPNE NIGHT ONLY TONIGHT" "I am the Bolshoi!" "Tonight, let's not talk of money, just Tchaikovsky" "You'll have a wonderful time" "Madam Minister." "Sir..." "Mr Ambassador, madam.." "Usher!" "Where are our seats?" "51, 52 ... 53!" "You make 53!" "Who's missing?" "stop it, they will come." "Viktor and his son!" "They sent out the message" "Call them!" "I cant." "They took all their phones back straight on and left by the river, then left onto Place du Chatelet" "How can you live in Paris and not know the Chatelet Theatre?" "What's that mean, "see you later"?" " Just that, "later"." " You're going nowhere." "Why?" "You are here, that's the main thing" "In 30 years I've listened to more Tchaikovsky than him and his Ma!" "I know it by heart." "Nothing is more important than this concert!" "Imagine if!" "I delivered a speech at the party meeting." "Get off!" "You're just ripe for a crummy party meeting?" "Save your crappy speeches for Moscow?" "I am here to give hope, build a great dream." "Know what that means?" "The Big Dream!" "Yes, I remember: "proletariats unite ..."" "Some other cons!" "You're so selfish!" "Typical!" "You think that you, your concert, your dream, your ego!" "That's all you care about!" "An orchestra is a whole world, Ivan." "A World!" "Each comes with an instrument and a different talent" "We unite for the concert to play together in the hope of producing a magical sound, to achieve harmony." "that's true communism!" "It lasts only as long as the concert" "Maestro, allow me to introduce Raymond Laudeyrac.." "My pleasure, sir ." "I cant wait to hear." "your ideas." "Our most influential critic." "He's always like that he hates Russian music, especially Tchaikovsky" "Break a leg!" "It's going to be fantastic!" "Anne-Marie, it's Olivier" "I'm with Laudeyrac." "He would like to say hello" "Anne-Marie?" "UNITED INTO TOMORROW" "Communists!" "COmmunists!" "Comrades!" "The time has come!" "Moscow is behind us once more and has sent us Ivan Gavrilow a true leader for Russia!" "Ivan Gavrilov?" "You?" "!" "Thank God you're here" "It is a scandal, an outrage!" "I was outnumbered." "It the jews again" "Leonid, providence sent you to help me!" "Come, they will start." "Hurry!" "lets move fast" "Camera one on me, close up" "Camera 2 on me, extreme close up" "Camera 3 on my hands." "Camera 4 on my orchestra." "Camera 5 on my audience." "Is that clear?" "Yes, loud and clear" "It's quite impossible ." "They wont leave" "This my bar, my customers" "Please try to understand" "The program's included" "Yes, 300 euros." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Over here, quick!" "Gavrilov, open up!" "God show me that you exist, make a miracle." "Help us." "Oh my God, I dont believe it, you do exist" "Anne-Marie, I've not said everything." "After the interview for Radio Free Europe" "Lea and Yitzhak were arrested by the KGB." "They had a daughter, a baby six months old." "Seeing the KGB arriving" "They have entrusted the baby to their neighbor, who brought her to us" "Take her to France, please" "What fate awaits a Jewish child of parents that are enemies of the people, sentenced to a gulag for life" "Irina, Sasha and I smuggled her to France with a friend, a musical agent who was visiting Moscow" "Lea and Yitzhak were sent to Siberia" "Until the end of her life," "Lea played Tchaikovsky in her head" "She was called the "madwoman"." "She died of exhaustion and cold in 1981." "Yitzhak died of grief six months later." "Tchaikovsky..." "Violin Concerto ..." "I was the one who dragged Lea into this madness." "Anne-Marie,.." "Lea was your mother." "Enemy of the People!" "Curtain!" "Anne-Marie, forgive me" "Mom!" "Come see!" "Dad on the TV" "He is playing in Paris" "Sasha in Paris?" "THE ANDREA FILIPOV ORCHESTRA" "5 EXTRA PERFORMANCES" "Leonid!" "Leonid!" "Leonid!" "Amen" "Subtitles:" "Clive Goldman"