The Chorus (12A)
- Consumer Advice: Contains moderate sex references
- Run time: 1 hour 36 mins
- Language: French
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 11th March 2005
- Starring: Gerard Jugnot, Francois Berleand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier
- Directed by: Christophe Barratier
- Official Website: www.leschoristes-lefilm.com
- Distributor: Pathe Distribution
Plot Synopsis
1949, post-War France – In a dark, doom-filled school for troubled boys where hope itself is in short supply, a mild-mannered new teacher has just arrived, only to find himself surrounded by prepubescent thieves, inveterate liars, unapologetic rebels and lost souls beyond reach. Or are they?
When Clément Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot) introduces these supposedly hard-core delinquents to something they’ve never experienced before – the freedom and joy of music – he discovers there is far more to these children than anyone dared to believe.
The year’s runaway smash hit in France, THE CHORUS (LES CHORISTES) is an emotional, music-filled tale about how a very humble man’s simple dreams changed the future for a forgotten group of children. Shot inside a castle in the French countryside that lends a rich fairytale atmosphere, the film marks the debut of writer, director and composer Christophe Barratier.