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Overview
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Writers:
Georges Chaperot (1945 story "La Cage aux rossignols") &
René Wheeler (1945 story "La Cage aux rossignols") &
René Wheeler (1945 screenplay "La Cage aux rossignols") ...
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René Wheeler (1945 story "La Cage aux rossignols") &
René Wheeler (1945 screenplay "La Cage aux rossignols") ...
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Release Date:
17 March 2004 (Belgium)
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Plot:
The new teacher at a severely administered boys' boarding school works to positively effect the students' lives through music. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 11 wins
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21 nominations
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(19 articles)
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
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50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
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50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
(From The Movie Fanatic. 2 September 2009, 4:17 AM, PDT)
(From The Movie Fanatic. 2 September 2009, 4:17 AM, PDT)
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
(From The Movie Fanatic. 2 September 2009, 4:17 AM, PDT)
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
(From The Movie Fanatic. 2 September 2009, 4:17 AM, PDT)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gérard Jugnot | ... | Clément Mathieu | |
| François Berléand | ... | Rachin | |
| Kad Merad | ... | Chabert | |
| Jean-Paul Bonnaire | ... | La Père Maxence | |
| Marie Bunel | ... | Violette Morhange | |
| Jean-Baptiste Maunier | ... | Pierre Morhange | |
| Maxence Perrin | ... | Pépinot | |
| Grégory Gatignol | ... | Mondain | |
| Thomas Blumenthal | ... | Corbin | |
| Cyril Bernicot | ... | Le Querrec | |
| Simon Fargeot | ... | Boniface | |
| Théodule Carré-Cassaigne | ... | Leclerc | |
| Philippe du Janerand | ... | Monsieur Langlois | |
| Carole Weiss | ... | La Comtesse | |
| Erick Desmarestz | ... | Le Docteur Dervaux |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Les choristes" - France (original title)
"Chorists" - International (English title)
"The Choir" - International (English title)
"The Choir Boys" - Singapore (English title)
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"Chorists" - International (English title)
"The Choir" - International (English title)
"The Choir Boys" - Singapore (English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some language/sexual references and violence.
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97 min
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Zurich) | South Korea:All | Sweden:7 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13
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In 2004, this was the #1 movie at the French box office, with more than 8.6 million admissions.See more »
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Continuity: In the scene at the end of the film when the bus leaves you can see clearly the speed limit label on the rear of the bus (85 km/h). When the bus leaves for the second time it has disappeared.See more »
Quotes:
Clément Mathieu:[some of the boys are hitting Morhange] Hey, why are you hitting him?
Pépinot enfant:Because Morhange threw an ink bomb at you.
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Pépinot enfant:Because Morhange threw an ink bomb at you.
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Vois sur ton cheminSee more »
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Spoilers
Taking France by storm this summer, Les choristes purportedly led to a surge in applications to join choirs all over the country. The magic is unquestionably in the music, but I'll come to that later.
The success of Les choristes as a film (with or without the divine music) lies in its not trying to be anything more than what it is, a simple tale that opens up to you instead of manipulating you. You'll find neither heart-breaking poignancy nor rousing heroism. Within the short duration of a school term or two he spent with the somewhat notorious boarding school, teacher and musician Clement Mathieu had his modest ambition fulfilled, of having a choir sing the music he wrote, then moved along to a continuously modest life of teaching and music. Talented protégé Pierre Morhange did achieve fame and success, but we have essentially been spared laboured scenes of Titanic struggles or exuberant jubilation. To ensure that I'm not misleading towards the other extreme, let me hasten to add that Les choristes does touch our hearts. It does this gently, sensibly.
But in the end, it's the music. Purely the celestial beauty of the music alone will brings tears to the appreciative audiences' eyes. The story is touching. The character are likable. But the ultimate magic is the choir and boy soprano Jean-Baptiste Maunier chosen from two thousand auditions. Such a magical choice.