Who wouldn’t know Jean-Paul Belmondo, the tough guy whose disdainful eyes, boxer’s nose, sensual lips and cynical gaze made him an icon of French cinema. The CNSO with conductor Marcello Rota (nephew of the famous Italian film composer Nino Rota) will recall the melodies from the immortal “Belmonds” films Hold-up (music by Serge Franklin), The Man from Rio (Georges Delerue), Cop or Hood (Philippe Sarde), Le Marginal, The Night Caller, The Professional (Ennio Morricone), The Man from Acapulco (Claude Bolling) etc. Concert program: SERGE FRANKLIN Hold-Up (1985) GEORGES DELERUE The man from Rio / L’Homme de Rio (1964) PHILIPPE SARDE Cop or Hood / Flic ou voyou (1979) CLAUDE BOLLING Borsalino (1970) ENNIO MORRICONE Le Marginal (1983) MARTIAL SOLAL Breathless / À bout de souffle (1960) MICHEL COLOMBIER The Hunter Will Get You / L’Alpagueur (1976) GEORGES DELERUE The Brain / Le Cerveau (1969) Up to His Ears / Les tribulations d’un Chinois en Chine (1965) VLADIMIR COSMA Animal / L’Animal (1977) ENNIO MORRICONE The Burglars / Le Casse (1971) The Night Caller / Peur sur la ville (1975) The Professional / Le Professionnel (1981) STEPHEN SONDHEIM Stavisky (1974) FRANCIS LAI Body of My Enemy / Le Corps de mon ennemi (1976) VLADIMIR COSMA Ace of Aces / L’As des as (1982) PHILIPPE ROMBI A Man and His Dog / L’homme et son chien (2008) CLAUDE BOLLING The Man from Acapulco / Le Magnifique (1973) Czech National Symphony Orchestra conductor Marcello Rota

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