(France, 2009, Radu Mihaileanu director, 119 min)
Former Bolshoi conductor Andrei Simoniovich Filipov was fired for engaging Jewish musicians. Now he works at the Bolshoi as a cleaner. Learning that the orchestra has been invited to play in Paris, he conspires to conduct the concert. Witness his triumph over his disastrous past in this delightful comedic drama. In French and Russian with English Subtitles.
Guest Speaker: Musicologist Jordan Klapman
In the Al Green Theatre in the Miles Nadal JCC
Box office is open on site at 3:30 pm for the 4:00 pm screening for Rush ticket sales only. Box office is open on site at 6:30 pm for the 7:30 pm screening.
Advance Tickets are available online for the 7:30 pm screening only – no phone or in person sales.
Advance 7:30 pm tickets on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-concert-tickets-30890021887?aff=es2
There are no online or other advance tickets available for the 4:00 pm screenings.
$15 General Admission
$10 Young Adults (age 18-35)
Sponsor: Toronto Jewish Film Society, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Miles Nadal JCC