| The Chorus - Les Choristes (2004)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Gérard Jugnot |
Clément Mathieu
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| François Berléand |
Rachin
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| Kad Merad |
Chabert
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| Jean-Paul Bonnaire |
La Père Maxence
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| Marie Bunel |
Violette Morhange
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| Jean-Baptiste Maunier |
Pierre Morhange
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| Maxence Perrin |
Pépinot
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| Grégory Gatignol |
Mondain
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| Thomas Blumenthal |
Corbin
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| Cyril Bernicot |
Le Querrec
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| Plot |
| By getting nominated for Academy Awards in both the Foreign Language Film and Best Song categories, Les Choristes (The Chorus) made a rare (for a European film) double impression at the 2004 Oscars. This sentimental tale follows the arrival of a new teacher at a remote boys school in 1949 France (the war is a largely unspoken but ghostly presence). With disciplinary problems rampant, and the policies of the old-fashioned headmaster not helping, Monsieur Mathieu decides to introduce choral singing as a way to bridge the gap with his students. You don't need a crystal ball to figure out where this will go, although the movie uses its atmospheric location and lush vocal arrangements well. Bald, dumpy Gerard Jugnot provides a refreshingly offbeat hero (though securely in the traditions of the My Most Memorable Teacher movie); he's sort of a younger Philippe Noiret. Director Christophe Barratier works in the winsome-cute mode that makes a certain kind of French movie into an overly sweet bon bon, although at least this bon bon sings. --Robert Horton |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Drama; Foreign; Music; Romance |
| Director |
Christophe Barratier |
| Producer |
Arthur Cohn; Léonard Glowinski; Jacques Perrin |
| Writer |
Georges Chaperot; René Wheeler; Christophe Barratier |
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| Studio |
Disney / Buena Vista |
| Country |
France
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| Language |
French |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
97 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
3/17/2004 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
827 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
11/5/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 2.40:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
786936282559 |
| Release Date |
5/3/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Features Not Specified |
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