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Romanian film nominated at French Oscars

The film "Concertul" by Romanian Radu Mihaileanu received six nominations, including the "best film" category, at the French César Awards.

"Le concert/ Concertul" was nominated for a César award in the categories "best film", "best original script", "best music", "best sound", "best editing" and "best director".

In the category "best director", Mihaileanu is up against Jacques Audiard and Philippe Lioret ("Welcome").

The César Awards are the French equivalent of the Oscars.

Mihaileanu said: "I am happy that I have had more than two million viewers in France. The most important thing is that I have gained viewers."

The film will also premiere in Italy (February), Canada (March), Japan (April) and the United States (summer).

The dramatic comedy "Le concert/ Concertul", which had its Romanian premiere on 20 November 2009, revolves around Andrei Filipov, conductor of the Bolshoi Theater orchestra and the greatest conductor in the Soviet Union, fired at the peak of his career because he refused to part ways with his Jewish musicians.

Thirty years later, Filipov is still working at the Bolshoi Theater but as a janitor, when one night, while cleaning the office of the director, he steals a fax revealing that the Russian orchestra has been invited to play at famous Pleyel Hall in Paris. He calls his former colleagues, and they decide to pass themselves off as members of the Bolshoi Orchestra.

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