Les choristes
The Chorus
Die Kinder des Monsieur Mathieu
France / Switzerland, March 2004
FILM,
Fiction,
86 min.
- directed by
- Christophe Barratier
- Written by
- Christophe Barratier, Philippe Lopes-Curval
- Status
- In distribution
When he takes a job teaching music at a school for troubled boys, Clement Mathieu is unprepared for its harsh discipline and depressing atmosphere. But with passion and unconventional teaching methods, he’s able to spark his students’ interest in music and bring them a newfound joy. It also puts him at odds with the school’s overbearing headmaster however, locking Mathieu in a battle between politics and the determination to change his pupils’ lives.
credits
- World Premiere
- March 2004
- Original Version
- French, colour, 35mm, 86 min.
- Production
- Galatée Films, Vega Film, Arthur Cohn, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- directed by
- Christophe Barratier
- Written by
- Christophe Barratier, Philippe Lopes-Curval
- Cinematography
- Carlo Varini, Dominique Gentil
- Editing
- Yves Deschamps
- Music
- Bruno Coulais
- Location Sound Mix
- Daniel Sobrino, Nicolas Naegelen
- Lighting Design
- Simon Bérard
- Casting
- Sylvie Brocheré
Cast
Gérard Jugnot
Kad Merad
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Marie Bunel as a.o.
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Pathé International
Worldwide Distribution
- Italy
-
Filmauro
Distribution
Release date: tba - Switzerland
-
Vega Distribution AG
Distribution
Release date: tba
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2011 - 27.01.2011 -
Toronto, Toronto International Film Festival
09.09.2004 - 18.09.2004