a year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 a section Competitive selection Out of competition Fipatel a category Aspects of French Production Aspects of European Production Special Screenings EuroFipa of honor Passions critiques 20 Years Young Artists

This is the story of the combat led by France's Lamoureux Orchestra and a world-rank conductor, Yutaka Sado. For almost 25 years now, this symphonic orchestra has enriched audiences with many unforgettable musical moments. But, in 2005, it almost vanished. Last year, the orchestra was plunged into crisis when it lost one of its main sponsors. In the film, we follow the orchestra's rehearsals as they prepare to give a concert at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. The musicians had a week to get together and rehearse for a concert which could have been their most beautiful —and their last. A concert during which the gifted Yutaka Sado and his musicians performed Beethoven's Ninth: an ode to joy that stimulated the impassioned musicians, feeding the hope that the Lamoureux Orchestra would be judged on its true worth.

France - 2006 - 1 h 25 mn - Betacam Digital • 16/9 - Colour

Director Thierry Machado Writer Thierry Machado Camera Thierry Machado, Arnaud Mansir, Hervé Kern, Stéphane Paillard Sound Emmanuel Hachette Editing Annie Coppens

Production Gédéon Programmes, 155, rue de Charonne, Bât. C, 75011 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5525 5959 Fax : +33 (0)1 5525 5900 E-mail : nrungen@gedeonprogrammes.com with the  participation of Planète

Sales Terranoa, 155, rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5525 5941 Fax : +33 (0)1 5525 5902 E-mail : igraziadey@terranoa.com