LES CHORISTES(THE CHORUS)
Director: Christophe Barrateir
Writer's: Christophe Barrateir, Philippe Lopes-Curval
Plot Summary
This story is about a boarding school called Fond de l'Etang full of troubled boys which is located in the French countryside. The school is run by M.Rachin who is obsessed with dicipline who uses the word's 'action-reaction' as a way to sort the children out. When M.Clément Mathieu arrives he starts to take a different approach to 'action-reaction' instead of dicipline he starts a choir among the students this is when you start to see a true difference in some of the troubled students. M. Clément Mathieu seems to focus on two individuals for different reasons, Pépinot (lacks guidance and focus,waits for his father every Saturday but he never comes) like a son and Pierre Morhange who's voice is remarkable and his face which is described as the devil with the face of an angel. This story is truly touching and even though it is subtitled you understand every moment and emotion of it.
My Evaluation
This film although being in French truly touched me in an emotional way due to the sounds being absolutely outstanding and also the characters in the film. I believe that in this film the subtitles really became second nature as you followed it so closely and understood every event that was happening which I found incredible. Each characters performance and costumes in a way matched them and their personalities which was quite outstanding to see. The lighting throughout seem grey until Clément Mathieu meets Pierre Morhange mother when the light seems to brighten just a tad seeing that something is changing in him. Also when the music works incredibly well it seems to lighten as Mathieu was a failed musician so to see this all working makes me feel a sense of pride for him. The genre in this film was in a way comedy due to the nature of some of the scenes and saying but also musical as it is about the pathway for the music and what has got to be done for it to succeed, which I found astonishing. The themes were compassion and determination because I felt that throughout this film all of the students in the end show compassion for Mathieu and what he has achieved which really touched me, the part that truly made me feel proud was all of the students showing determination to help firstly Mathieu get him dream but in a way theirs.
I truly enjoyed this film for the fabulous music which really is empowering and amazing just to listen to but also the story and what it has made you feel which I found amazing when it is in a whole other language.
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