Cine-Club: Les Choristes
By Christophe Barratier
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
7:30 PM
Alliance Francais
54 W. Chicago, in the Auditorium
FREE for IFP members; $5 for all others

Les choristes. Réalisateur: Christophe Barratier, 2004, 96 min.

Music professor Clément Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot) joins the faculty of a post-war French boarding school for delinquent orphan boys. Quietly disagreeing with the heavy-handed disciplinary philosophy of school director Rachin (François Berléand), Clément strives to transform the boys’ lives and build trust by offering them a positive outlet: the opportunity to participate in a boys’ choir. Through the power of song, he even convinces rebel Pierre Morhange (Jean-Baptiste Maunier) to showcase his immense vocal talent as one of the choir’s stars. A winner of two César Awards for Best Music and Best Sound, Les Choristes is a refreshingly understated celebration of the transformative power of music.

No Registration. AF and IFP/Chicago members: Free; Others: $5 suggested donation.