The Chorus

Christophe Barratier20041h 37mDrama, Music

Why we chose it

Punishment is the only answer at this boarding school until a new teacher turns up and starts a choir. It earned Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Song, and the singing comes from a Lyon boys’ choir whose thirteen-year-old soloist goes straight to the heart.

Synopsis

Clément Mathieu is a composer nobody has ever heard of, and he hasn’t written a note in a long time. In 1949 he takes a job supervising difficult boys at a French boarding school, where the headmaster meets every problem with punishment. On his very first night, he hears the boys singing in the dormitory.

Information

Director
Cast
Also known as
Les choristes
Production year
2004
Decade
2000s
Duration
1h 37m
Festivals & Awards
Language
French
Country
France, Switzerland, Germany
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
12+

Oscars

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

2005

Oscars

Nominated for Best Original Song

2005

BAFTA

Nominated for Best Film not in the English Language

2005

What others say

4.7
173 reviews

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