The Chorus (2004)
Coming Out at 17 March 2004 in theaters.
“Les choristes”
Drama, Music
The Chorus is drama film directed by Christophe Barratier. Co-written by Barratier and Philippe Lopes-Curval [fr], it is an adaptation of the 1945 film A Cage of Nightingales (La Cage aux rossignols). The story is inspired by the origin of the boys’ choir The Little Singers of Paris. The original French title translates as “The Choristers” or “The Choirboys”, not “The Chorus”.
At the 77th Academy Awards, The Chorus was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Song (the latter for “Vois sur ton chemin”, listed as “Look to Your Path”). It did not win either award.
In 1999, Pierre Morhange (Jean-Baptiste Maunier), a French conductor performing in the United States, is informed before a concert that his mother has died. After the performance he returns to his home in France for her funeral. An old friend named Pépinot (Didier Flamand) arrives at his door with a diary which belonged to their teacher, Clément Mathieu. They proceed to read it together.
Director: Christophe Barratier
Writers: Georges Chaperot (1945), René Wheeler (1945), Noël-Noël (1945) Christophe Barratier, Christophe Barratier, Philippe Lopes-Curval
Stars: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Kad Merad, Marie Bunel, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Maxence Perrin
Cast:
| Gérard Jugnot | … | Clément Mathieu |
| François Berléand | … | Headmaster 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 |
| Paul Chariéras | … | Régent |
| Armen Godel | … | Le médecin |
| Monique Ditisheim | … | Le mère Marie |
| Steve Gadler | … | Assistant Pierre Morhange |
| Fabrice Dubusset | … | Carpentier |
| Marielle Coubaillon | … | Madame Rachin |
| Violette Barratier | … | Fille Rachin 1 |
| Lena Chalvon | … | Fille Rachin 2 |
| Colette Dupanloup | … | La cuisinière |
| Didier Flamand | … | Pépinot adulte |
| Jacques Perrin | … | Pierre Morhange adulte |
| Mathieu Basset | … | Enfant |
| Loïc Bernicöt | … | Enfant |
| Christophe Borie | … | Enfant |
| Clément Bonnemoy | … | Enfant |
| Dimitri Brand | … | Enfant |
| Aurélien Bravard | … | Enfant |
| Benjamin Charles | … | Enfant |
| Niels Dalbignat | … | Enfant |
| Gaetan Delaire | … | Enfant |
| Louis Deval | … | Enfant |
| Jordan Donatella | … | Enfant |
| Quentin Donatella | … | Enfant |
| Jérémy Duarte | … | Enfant |
| Rémi Dubien | … | Enfant |
| Aurélien Dussol | … | Enfant |
| Patrice Dubrouillet | … | Enfant |
| Jérémy Eberle | … | Enfant |
| Mickaël Fournier | … | Enfant |
| Benoît Fritisse | … | Enfant |
| Nicolas Gomme | … | Enfant |
| Florian Gontard | … | Enfant |
| Bogdan Illouz | … | Enfant |
| Giacomo Kahn | … | Enfant |
| Marc-Antoine Madeyre | … | Enfant |
| Kevin Monteiro | … | Enfant |
| Denis Papon | … | Enfant |
| Vincent Riqueur | … | Enfant |
| Alexandre Resende | … | Enfant |
| Anthony Ryat | … | Enfant |
| Quentin Alibert | … | Enfant |
| Rodrigo Avitt | … | Enfant |
| Baptiste Beaumet | … | Enfant |
| Yanis Benhamana | … | Enfant |
| Vincent Reviron | … | Enfant |
| Eloi Buisson | … | Enfant |
| Jessy Chalmeton | … | Enfant |
| Arthus Chambon | … | Enfant |
| Antonin Delahaies | … | Enfant |
| Alexandre Dosjoub | … | Enfant |
| Mathieu Durif | … | Enfant |
| Kevin Eytier | … | Enfant |
| Gaël Fayet | … | Enfant |
| Loïc Françon | … | Enfant |
| Sylvain Fustier | … | Enfant |
| Philippe Gaumme | … | Enfant |
| Jordy Lapatrie | … | Enfant |
| Gary Lemaouche | … | Enfant |
| Thomas Levert | … | Enfant |
| Jean-Baptiste Malaqui | … | Enfant |
| Samuel L’Honnen | … | Enfant |
| Titouan Martin | … | Enfant |
| Adrien Pinet | … | Enfant |
| Pierre-Alban Vernet | … | Enfant |
| Kevin Remont | … | Enfant |
| Nicolas Pouyad | … | Enfant |
| Maxime Brilland-Guijarro | … | Enfant |
| Michel Caccia | … |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia