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The Chorus

Les Choristes

2004

Christophe Barratier

Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Jacques Perrin ...

7.6

85,585

Drama. Comedy Set in 1948, a professor of music, Clement Mathieu, becomes the supervisor at a boarding school for the rehabilitation for minors. What he discovers disconcerts him--the current situation is repressive. Through the power of song, Clement will try to transform the students.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This feels more like a Hollywood wannabe than a French film. Where's the quirkiness, the nuance, the deeper levels? (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald	"There's very little in The Chorus you haven't seen before, but the movie's depth of sentiment -- especially its profound humanism -- makes it worth experiencing again"	POS
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"It's a likeable, warm-hearted, manipulative film, predictable right down to the finale (which is almost identical to the end of Julia Roberts's recent venture into pedagogy, 'Mona Lisa Smile')."	NEU
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"An appealing lead performance from its leading man and a wonderfully sentimental, if overly familiar, story line are the chief virtues of this French drama"	POS
United States	Lisa Nesselson Variety	"A relentlessly heartwarming addition to the annals of One-Teacher-Can-Make-a-Difference pics"	POS
United States	Wesley Morris Boston Globe	"The crime of The Chorus isn't that it's corny. (I like corny.) It's that its corniness seems programmed"	NEU
United States	Ronnie Scheib Chicago Reader	"The excellent cast in Christophe Barratier's loose remake of a 1945 Jean Dreville film ensures that the predictable, nostalgic ride remains enjoyable throughout."	POS
United Kingdom	Matthew Leyland BBC	"Even though all the notes are predictable, the film hits them with wit, warmth and gusto (...) Committed turns from all concerned bring a likeable sincerity (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"It’s like a lousy silent film, except you can actually hear the Big Emotions (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG

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