LES CHORISTES d: Christophe Barratier
Les Choristes / The Chorus (2004)
Direction: Christophe Barratier
Screenplay: Christophe Barratier and Philippe Lopes-Curval; inspired by the 1945 motion picture La Cage aux rossignols / A Cage of Nightingales, written by Georges Chaperot, Noël-Noël, and René Wheeler
Cast: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Kad Merad, Marie Bunel, Jacques Perrin, Maxence Perrin, Didier Flamand, Grégory Gatignol, Thomas Blumenthal
A gigantic hit in France, Christophe Barratier’s feature-film début, Les Choristes / The Chorus, is the newest cinematic incarnation of that old theme: the teacher who, through firmness, kindness, and understanding — mostly kindness and understanding — tames the savage hearts of his/her pupils. In addition to those qualities, the boarding-school teacher in Les Choristes, like the one played by Noël Noël in [...]
by Andre Soares | December 17, 2004
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Tags: Christophe Barratier, Film Reviews, François Berleand, Gerard Jugnot, Jacques Perrin, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Les Choristes, Oscar 2004, Oscar Movies, The Chorus
Oscar 2005: Best Foreign-Language Film Entries (Croatia to Malaysia)
Oscar 2005: Best Foreign-Language Film Entries (Afghanistan to China)
Croatia, Long Dark Night, Antun Vrdoljak, director;
Czech Republic, Up and Down, Jan Hrebejk, director;
Denmark, The Five Obstructions, Jørgen Leth and Lars von Trier, directors;
Ecuador, Chronicles, Sebastián Cordero, director;
Egypt, I Love Cinema, Oussama Fawzy, director;
Estonia, Revolution of Pigs, Jaak Kilmi and René Reinumägik, directors;
Finland, Producing Adults, Aleksi Salmenperä, director;
France, The Chorus, Christophe Barratier, director;
Germany, Downfall, Oliver Hirschbiegel, director;
Greece, A Touch of Spice, Tassos Boulmetis, director;
Hungary, Kontroll, Nimród Antal, director;
Iceland, Cold Light, Hilmar Oddsson, director;
India, Shwaas, Sandeep Sawant, director;
Iran, Turtles Can Fly, Bahman Ghobadi, director;
Israel, Campfire, Joseph Cedar, director;
Italy, The Keys to the House, Gianni Amelio, director;
Japan, Nobody Knows, Hirokazu Kore-eda, director;
Korea, Tae Guk Gi, Kang Je-gyu, director;
Macedonia, [...]
by Andre Soares | November 15, 2004
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Tags: 2005 Oscar, A Legendary Love, Academy Awards, Bahman Ghobadi, Downfall, Film Awards, Foreign Language Films, Gianni Amelio, Les Choristes, Turtles Can Fly
