Directed by Christophe Barratier2004
Starring: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad
The Chorus (French: Les Choristes), is a 2004 film directed by Christophe Barratier. The plot is about a passionate music teacher who arrives at a correctional boarding school for boys and transforms their lives through music. The film stars Gérard Jugnot as Clément Mathieu the teacher, and Jean-Baptiste Maunier as Pierre Morhange, one of his students, a musical prodigy. The movie is based on La Cage aux Rossignols.
The film explores the pain of a child's separation from his parents, and the transcendence of music as the greatest form of expression.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film; the song "Vois Sur Ton Chemin (Look To Your Path)" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song.
Awards:
2004 Audience Award Best Narrative Feature, Austin Film Festial
2005 Golden Kinnaree Award Best Director, Bangkok International Film Festival
2005 César Best Music Written for a Film (Meilleure musique), Cesar Awards, France
2005 César Best Sound (Meilleur son)Cesar Awards, France
2004 European Film Award Best, Composer
2004 Jury Award Best Film, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
2004 Crystal Heart Award, Heartland Film Festival
2004 Audience Award, Ljubljana International Film Festival
2005 Lumiere Award Best Film (Meilleur film), Lumiere Awards, France
2005 Audience Award Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera, Sant Jordi Awards
2005 Étoile d'Or Best Composer (Compositeur de musique originale),Étoiles d'Or
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