Les Musiciens
The story of four famous soloists who form a quartet, each playing a Stradivarius, and proceed to quarrel constantly during a week of rehearsal in a castle near Reims.
Astrid Thompson (Valérie Donzelli) finally succeeds in fulfilling her father’s dream: to bring together four Stradivarius for a unique concert, eagerly expected by music lovers around the world. But Lise (Marie Vialle), George (Mathieu Spinosi), Peter (Daniel Garlitsky) and Apolline (Emma Ravier), the four virtuosos recruited for the occasion, are incapable of playing together. The rehearsals are one ego crisis after another. With no solution in sight, Astrid decides to go and find the only person who, in her eyes, can still save the event: Charlie Beaumont (Frédéric Pierrot), the composer of the score. This is hilarious and fascinating in the details it provides on how difficult it is to play chamber music. All the actors are musicians themselves, playing not only their characters but the music performed in the film. It’s a production as much for the ear as for the eye. ‘Wonderful twists in the story ... and the masterful music is a balm for the soul’. Stage and Cinema. (Subtitles)
France 2025 Grégory Magne 102m
