If you like movies, you may find that Russia, known as a superpower, has few movies worth watching. If there is--I mean, films about Russia are better made by foreigners.
In recent years, the film that left a deep impression on me is "The Death of Stalin". That crazy humorous style is like the true character of the legendary "fighting nation". In fact, the earlier movie "Concert" is more classic than this.
"Concert" tells the story of a conductor who offended Brezhnev and tried his best to take his symphony orchestra to Paris to perform.
The famous conductor Andrei, who dared to let "Brezhnev eat shit", was forced to accept a job as a cleaner in the orchestra. By chance, he found a fax of the performance agreement of the orchestra invited by the Pleyel Concert Hall in Paris, so he was ready to take a risk... The plan was encouraged and supported by his wife, and he first found Gavrilov, a propagandist who relied on his lip service. After a series of flickers, the dream of a trip to Paris is just around the corner.
Andre and the once excellent cellist drove his ambulance all over the street looking for people - after the persecution, not only Andre was personally humiliated, after "his orchestra" was disbanded, those once famous performing artists They can only make a living in every corner of society. Running around and gradually persuading everyone to perform in Paris is exactly the same as the star master in "Shaolin Football" looking for the brothers who have fallen to the bottom of the society in order to form a team (when watching this paragraph, I did have "plagiarism". idea).
It was hard to get everyone together, but Andre was worried about the airfare for dozens of people in the orchestra to go to Paris. So, with the help of his agent Gavrilov, he pulled the gas king who claimed that "business is just to pass the time, music is life" as a sponsor - the schedule is imminent, but most of these people don't even have passports!
It takes three days to apply for a passport and eight days for a visa. As a result, they spent 55 yuan to apply for it at the airport. The group first walked from the gathering place to the airport in a mighty manner, then went through the formalities in a hustle and bustle, and then dispersed in a rush when they received the "performance fee" in Paris.
On the day of the rehearsal, the natural gas king who only makes noise and Andre's faithful old friend, the cellist who drives the ambulance, came to the scene. Of course, the borrowed musical instruments and costumes also arrived at the same time. As the most demanding special guest, the most famous violinist, Anna, has also arrived... Next, Andre will travel all over Paris with his cellist, looking for those orchestra members who can hurry up and make extra money.
Unfortunately, the most business-minded Jew in the world has been slapped hard. The father and son who can play the trumpet, from caviar to the sale of Chinese mobile phones, have been until the beginning of the performance - as the performers of the concert, they are late. At the concert, the natural gas king who asked for "one camera to focus on me and one camera to show my hand close-up..." was tied up with hemp rope during the whole live broadcast, so as not to ruin a perfect concert .
The hilarious "Concert" tells a bleak story.
The thought-provoking part is that the Russians, with their vast land and resources, are also a remarkable nation, but they have made no contribution to the world in recent years, and even the former civilization has decayed and fallen silent. After being attacked by the tumor of the Bolsheviks, the physical recovery of the whole society cannot be accomplished overnight. Some people have investigated why there is a cultural vacuum after the disintegration of the regime, and the result is that "the artists who were once reared lost their favorite objects of praise, and they have long criticized the so-called defense of freedom. The attackers lost their target", so the whole society became desolate.
Art sublimation, not to talk about state affairs. Well, in this eventful time, living well is the most important thing. It is a good choice to watch "Concert" while staying at home during the long vacation!
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