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'{{Infobox film | name = The Chorus | image = LesChoristes.jpeg | caption = American film poster released by [[Miramax Films]] | director = [[Christophe Barratier]] | producer = {{Plainlist| *[[Arthur Cohn]] *[[Jacques Perrin]] *[[Gérard Jugnot]]}} | writer = {{Plainlist| *Christophe Barratier *{{ill|fr|Philippe Lopes-Curval}}}} | based on = ''[[A Cage of Nightingales]]'' | starring = {{Plainlist| *[[Gérard Jugnot]] *[[François Berléand]] *[[Kad Merad]] *[[Jean-Baptiste Maunier]]}} | music = [[Bruno Coulais]] | cinematography = {{Plainlist| *{{ill|fr|Jean-Jacques Bouhon}} *Dominique Gentil *{{illm|Carlo Varini|fr||it}}}} | editing = Yves Deschamps | distributor = {{Plainlist| *[[Pathé]] <small>(UK/France)</small> *[[Miramax Films]] <small>(USA)</small> }} | released = {{Film date|2004|03|17}} | runtime = 96 minutes | country = France | language = French | budget = €5.5 million | gross = €71,087,325 }} '''''The Chorus''''' ({{lang-fr|'''Les Choristes'''}}) is a 2004 French [[drama film]] directed by [[Christophe Barratier]]. Co-written by Barratier and {{ill|fr|Philippe Lopes-Curval}}, it is an adaptation of the 1945 film ''[[A Cage of Nightingales]]'' (''La Cage aux rossignols''), which in turn was adapted by [[Noël-Noël]] and [[René Wheeler]] from a story by Wheeler and [[Georges Chaperot]]. The plot involves the widely successful orchestra conductor Pierre Morhange ([[Jacques Perrin]]), who returns to France when his mother dies. He reminisces about his childhood inspirations when he and his former classmate Pépinot ([[Didier Flamand]]) read the diary of their old music teacher Clément Mathieu ([[Gérard Jugnot]]). In 1949, a young Pierre ([[Jean-Baptiste Maunier]]) is the badly behaved son of single mother Violette ([[Marie Bunel]]). He attends the [[Boarding school|boarding institution]] for "difficult" boys, Fond de L'Étang ("Bottom of the Pond"), presided over by strict headmaster Mr Rachin ([[François Berléand]]). New teacher Mathieu brightens up the school and assembles a choir, leading to the discovery of Pierre's musical and physical talents and a transformation in the children, however some of the children did learn a huge lesson thanks to Clément Mathieu - the new supervisor. ==Plot== Fifty years after the main story takes place, Pierre Morhange, a [[conducting|conductor]] performing in the United States, is informed that his mother has died before a concert. After the performance, he returns to his home in France for her funeral. An old friend named Pépinot arrives at his door with a diary: it belonged to their teacher, Clément Mathieu, and they read it together. In 1949, Clément Mathieu, a failed musician and composer, arrives at Fond de l'Étang ("Bottom of the Pond" or "Rock Bottom"), a French [[boarding school]] for "difficult" boys, to work as a supervisor. At the gates, he sees a young boy, Pépinot, waiting for Saturday, when he says his father will collect him. We later learn that his parents were killed in the Second World War, but he will not accept this. Mathieu discovers the boys being ruthlessly punished by the headmaster Rachin, and attempts to use humour and kindness to win them over. When a [[booby trap]] set by Le Querrec injures the school's elderly caretaker Maxence, Mathieu keeps the culprit's identity from the headmaster, while encouraging him to nurse the caretaker during his recovery. On discovering the boys singing rude songs about him, Mathieu forms a plan: he will teach them to sing, and form a choir. He groups the boys into their [[Voice type#Children's voices|voice types]], but one student, Morhange, refuses to sing. Mathieu catches Morhange singing to himself, discovers he has a wonderful singing voice, and awards him solo parts on the condition that he behaves. Morhange's single mother, Violette, arrives at the school. When Mathieu goes to explain that Morhange cannot be visited because he has been locked up as a punishment, he finds himself feeling sorry for, and attracted to, the boy's beleaguered mother, and instead tells her that Morhange is at the dentist. Meanwhile, a cruel, "[[wikt:pervert#English|perverted]]" boy named Mondain arrives and begins causing trouble by bullying the others and generally being rebellious. After stealing a watch, he is locked up for two weeks. The choir is improving rapidly with Morhange as its lead soloist; the children are happier, and the faculty less stiff—even Rachin begins to loosen up, playing football with the boys and making a [[Paper plane|paper aeroplane]]. Mondain is released from confinement and runs away. At the same time, all the school's money disappears. Rachin beats Mondain, who in turn attempts to strangle the headmaster. Rachin hands him over to the police, despite not knowing the location of the stolen money, and disbands the choir—it goes "underground", practising at night. Mathieu continues to meet Morhange's mother, who is unaware of his attraction to her. He plans to help her son win a scholarship to the [[Music school#Conservatory|music conservatory]] in [[Lyon]]. One day she blithely informs him that she has met someone else: an engineer. Mathieu is dejected, but expresses his strained happiness as he watches her leave in the engineer's car. The Countess, a sponsor of the school, finds out about the choir: they perform before her and others, and Morhange enchants the audience with his solo. Mathieu discovers that another boy, Corbin, stole the money that Mondain was accused of taking. Despite this, Rachin refuses to accept Mondain back at the school—Mathieu is upset at this injustice. When Rachin departs to accept an award from the board after claiming responsibility for the choir, Mathieu and Maxence rebel by taking the boys on a [[Paper Chase (game)|paper chase]]. While they are out, Mondain returns and [[Arson|sets fire to the school]] with a cigarette. Mathieu is fired for breaking the rules, even though he saved the boys' lives, and Maxence is suspended. As Mathieu leaves, the boys—forbidden to say goodbye—lock themselves in their classroom, sing and throw messages out of the window on paper planes. Touched, he walks away, musing about how he has failed and nobody knows of his existence. Back in the present, Morhange finishes reading the diary and recounts what happened afterwards: he won his scholarship to the conservatory, and the headmaster Rachin was fired for his brutal discipline. Mathieu, Pépinot relates, continued to give music lessons quietly for the rest of his life. The final scene shows Mathieu waiting for his bus after being fired. As he boards it, he looks back and finds Pépinot running after him, insisting that he come too. Initially Mathieu refuses because it is not allowed, and leaves Pépinot behind. Suddenly, the bus stops and Mathieu gives in: the two board the bus together. Morhange says that Pépinot finally got his wish, for he and Mathieu left on a Saturday. ==Cast== * [[Gérard Jugnot]] as Clément Mathieu, a supervisor and failed musician. * [[François Berléand]] as Rachin, the strict headmaster of Fond de L'Étang. * [[Kad Merad]] as Chabert, a [[physical education]] teacher. * {{illm|Jean-Paul Bonnaire|de||fr}} as Maxence, the school's elderly caretaker. * [[Marie Bunel]] as Violette Morhange, the single mother of Pierre. * [[Jean-Baptiste Maunier]] as Pierre Morhange, a poorly behaved boy with a beautiful singing voice. * [[Maxence Perrin]] as Pépinot, a young boy who refuses to believe his parents are dead. * {{ill|fr|Grégory Gatignol}} as Mondain, a troubled and malevolent older boy. * Cyril Bernicot as Le Querrec, the perpetrator of a booby trap which injures Maxence. * [[Jacques Perrin]] as adult Morhange, now a popular conductor. * [[Didier Flamand]] as adult Pépinot. ==Production== ===Development=== [[File:BARRRATIER Christophe-24x30-2008b.jpg|thumb|upright|''The Chorus'' was director Christophe Barratier's first feature film.]] After making the short film ''Les Tombales'', director [[Christophe Barratier]] was looking for a subject for his first feature film. He noticed that many of his ideas were linked to his childhood, and the emotions he felt between the ages of four and eight. Coming from a musical background, he also wanted to tell a story linked to music. The themes of childhood and music made him think of the film ''[[La Cage aux rossignols]]'', which he had seen on television at a young age and which "touched [him] profoundly".<ref name="press">{{cite web|title=Les Choristes|url=http://www.vegafilm.com/media/uploads/35/presstexts/les-choristes-press-texte-fr_.pdf|type=Press pack|publisher=[[Pathé]]|accessdate=31 August 2013|language=French}}</ref> Barratier told his idea to [[Gérard Jugnot]], whom he had known for quite a long time and with whom he shared a taste for old French cinema and actors such as [[Noël-Noël]]; Jugnot liked it, but thought that the film would have to be set in the past, otherwise his character would be transformed into someone who "teaches [[rapping]] in the suburbs". Barratier said he did not think about setting the film in the present time because "Clément Mathieu [would have] other priorities, he would have nothing in common with a 1950s music teacher". Barratier then began writing the script; Jugnot said that the first version somewhat "lacked roughness", and co-writer Philippe Lopes-Curval got involved. He collaborated with Barratier to strengthen the story and develop the psychology of characters such as Rachin—for whom the children are "the symbol of a failed professional life"—and Chabert.<ref name="press" /> ===Casting=== The director was keen that the role of the young Pierre Morhange should be played by a real singer, and the search for him was tedious. While touring large French choirs to choose the one to record the film's soundtrack, they discovered the 12-year-old [[Jean-Baptiste Maunier]] of [[Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc]]: Barratier described his voice as "exceptional and very moving", and composer Bruno Coulais said it was "incredible". They decided to cast him as Morhange and use the choir for the soundtrack, but that the rest of the choir would not play his classmates because the director did not want them to be professional actors. Instead, they looked for children near the filming location in [[Auvergne (region)|Auvergne]]: casting director Sylvie Brocheré visited primary and [[Secondary education in France#Collège|secondary schools]] in [[Clermont-Ferrand]],<ref name="press" /> looking for children between the ages of six and 15.<ref name="makingof">{{cite AV media |people= |year=2004 |title=Les Choristes : le making-of |trans_title=The Chorus: the making-of |medium=DVD |language=French |publisher=[[Pathé]]}}</ref> After over 2000 auditions, the roles were cast. Of all the children, only the Parisians Théodule Carré Cassaigne and Thomas Blumenthal had some small acting experience.<ref name="press" /> ===Filming=== [[File:Reproduction du pensionnat du film Les Choristes (musée du train miniature de Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne).JPG|thumb|A model of the boarding school featured in the film at a [[Rail transport modelling|miniature railway]] museum in [[Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne]]]] The film was shot on location at the [[Château de Ravel]] in [[Puy-de-Dôme]]. [[Foam]] and salt were used as [[Snowmaking|artificial snow]] and green leaves were removed from the grounds, since the beginning of the movie was filmed in the summer, but set in the winter. [[Fog machines]] were also used around the castle, and walls were deliberately scorched and stripped of paint to give the surroundings a "dilapidated" look, since boarding schools at the time often suffered from poor funding and management.<ref name="makingof" /> When filming his first scene in which his character Mondain tries to intimidate Clément Mathieu, the actor Grégory Gatignol had trouble behaving menacingly towards Gérard Jugnot; Jugnot described him as "too nice". For the scene in which Morhange drops [[ink]] on Mathieu's head, [[gouache]] was used. During choir scenes, song lyrics were written on large [[cue card]]s and the classroom's [[blackboard]] to aid actors. The children who played the choir described how their singing improved through the duration of the shoot; Nicolas Porte, the choirmaster of Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, said that this "means that the story we tell is credible". Bruno Coulais, the composer of the film's score, said that the children "are passionate about music", which is "some kind of escape to them".<ref name="makingof" /> {{-}} ==Soundtrack== {{Main|The Chorus (soundtrack)}} {{Infobox album | Name = The Chorus | Type = soundtrack | Artist = [[Bruno Coulais]] | Cover = | Released = {{Start date|2004|05|03|df=yes}} | Length = {{Duration|m=38|s=30}} | Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner]] | Producer = Paul Lavergne }} The soundtrack for ''The Chorus'' was released on 3 May 2004 by [[Warner Bros. Records]], and subsequently by [[Nonesuch Records]] in 2005 and [[Varèse Sarabande]] in 2012. It features the film's original score, which was composed by Bruno Coulais and performed by the [[Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra]] (conducted by Deyan Pavlov) and the choir [[Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc]]. The album's 2012 release added five additional tracks, most of which are the orchestral backing tracks of other songs. [[Filmtracks.com|Filmtracks]] summed it up by saying "for enthusiasts of boys' choirs and heartwarming, sentimental choral performances in general, ''The Chorus'' translates into a strong, albeit repetitive album."<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Choristes|url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/chorus.html|work=[[Filmtracks.com]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}} {{rating|4|5}}</ref> The soundtrack [[List of number-one hits of 2004 (France)|topped the albums chart in France]] for 11 weeks and reached number three in Belgium, before its United States release in early 2005. Around the same time, the [[live album]] ''Les Choristes en concert'' was released on both [[Compact disc|CD]] and [[DVD]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Choristes: Biography|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/les-choristes/id21294232|work=[[iTunes Store]]|publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> {{-}} ==Release== In the United States, the film was shown at multiple film festivals—including the [[Chicago International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|title=2004 – 40th Chicago Film Festival|url=http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/history/movies/?festival=ciff_2004|work=[[Chicago International Film Festival]]|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> the [[Austin Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|title=2004 Film Awards|url=http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/awardyear/2004/|work=[[Austin Film Festival]]|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> and the [[Heartland Film Festival]]—before opening in [[New York]] and [[Los Angeles]] on 14 January 2005.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|title=Lift Every Sweet Voice and Sing, Rascals, Sing|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/14/movies/14chor.html?_r=0|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> ===Box office=== The film had a worldwide gross of $82,737,984, including $3,629,758 in the United States and Canada,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chorus – Summary|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=choristes.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> $2,062,908 in the United Kingdom and $48,765,590 in its native France.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chorus – Foreign|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=choristes.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> It ranked 72 on the list of the highest-grossing films of 2005 worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|title=2005 Worldwide Grosses|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2005&p=.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> and 195 in the US and Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=2005 Domestic Grosses: #101–200|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?page=2&view=releasedate&view2=domestic&yr=2005&p=.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> ===Home media=== ''The Chorus'' was released on DVD in France (as Les Choristes) on 27 October 2004 by Pathé.<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Choristes|url=http://www.amazon.fr/Les-Choristes-G%C3%A9rard-Jugnot/dp/B0002H378I/|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.fr]]|accessdate=31 August 2013|language=French}}</ref> On 3 May 2005, [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]] released the film on DVD in the United States as ''The Chorus'';<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chorus (Les Choristes) (2004)|url=http://www.amazon.com/The-Chorus-Choristes-G%C3%A9rard-Jugnot/dp/B0007NMJPO/|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> on the same day, it was released by [[Alliance Films]] in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Choristes (Version française)|url=http://www.amazon.ca/Choristes-Version-fran%C3%A7aise-G%C3%A9rard-Jugnot/dp/B000811672|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.ca]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> On 11 July 2005, Pathé released a version with English subtitles in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chorus [DVD] [2004]|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Chorus-DVD-G%C3%A9rard-Jugnot/dp/B0009HBN78/|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> ==Reception== ===Critical reception=== ''The Chorus'' was generally praised by critics, but did receive some mixed reviews. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives it a 68% "Fresh" rating, indicating that most reviewed it positively, and summarises that "While predictable, this low-key heartwarmer manages to be uplifting without overdoing the sentiment."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chorus (Les Choristes) (2005)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chorus_les_choristes/|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]|accessdate=23 August 2013}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film holds an average score of 56 out of 100 based on 32 critics' reviews, none of which are classed as "negative".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chorus|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-chorus|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> Peter Howell of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' commended the film's "credible acting and outstanding score", saying they allowed it to "[rise] above feelgood status". The [[BBC]]'s Matthew Leyland said "even though all the notes are predictable, the film hits them with a wit, warmth and gusto."<ref>{{cite web|last=Leyland|first=Matthew|title=The Chorus (Les Choristes) (2005)|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/03/01/the_chorus_2005_review.shtml|work=Movies|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=23 August 2013}} {{rating|3|5}}</ref> Many critics felt that the film's format was predictable, and it was widely compared to other films about inspirational teachers, such as ''[[Dead Poets Society]]'', ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film)|Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]'' and ''[[Mr. Holland's Opus]]''; [[The Salt Lake Tribune]] commented "if you've seen one inspirational-teacher melodrama ... you've seen this one, too" and criticised the movie's "one-note characters" and "plodding predictability".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chorus (Les Choristes)|url=http://entertainment.sltrib.com/movies/view/the_chorus_les_choristes/tribreview|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|accessdate=30 September 2013}} {{rating|2.5|4}}</ref> Of the titular characters, critic [[Roger Ebert]] said: "Their influence will forever change the lives of their students, and we can see that coming from the opening frame", and that ''The Chorus'' "should have added something new and unexpected". Ebert also commented that "This feels more like a [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] wannabe than a French film."<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=The Chorus (Les Choristes)|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-chorus-les-choristes-2005|work=RogerEbert.com|accessdate=23 August 2013|authorlink=Roger Ebert}} {{rating|2.5|4}}</ref> ===Accolades=== At the [[77th Academy Awards]], ''The Chorus'' was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] (the latter for "[[Look to Your Path|Vois sur ton chemin]]", listed as "Look to Your Path").<ref>{{cite web|title=The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/77th-winners.html|work=Oscar Legacy|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref> At the [[58th British Academy Film Awards]], the film was nominated for [[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] (Christophe Barratier, Philippe Lopes-Curval) and [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film Not in the English Language]], and Bruno Coulais' score was nominated for [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|Best Film Music]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Film in 2005|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/film/|work=BAFTA Film Awards|publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref> The film was also nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[62nd Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005)|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=/year/2004|work=Golden Globe Awards|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref> The [[26th Young Artist Awards]] saw [[Jean-Baptiste Maunier]] nominated for Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performer, as well as ''The Chorus'' itself for Best International Feature Film.<ref>{{cite web|title=26th Young Artist Awards: Winners and Nominees|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm|work=Young Artist Awards|publisher=Young Artist Foundation|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref> In France, the film won [[César Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] (Nicolas Cantin, Nicolas Naegelen, Daniel Sobrino) and its score won [[César Award for Best Music Written for a Film|Best Music Written for a Film]] at the [[30th César Awards]], where ''The Chorus'' received a further six nominations: [[César Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Gérard Jugnot), [[César Award for Best Debut|Best Debut]] (Christophe Barratier), [[César Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Christophe Barratier), [[César Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[César Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]] (François Chauvaud) and [[César Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (François Berléand).<ref>{{cite web|title=Palmères 2005 – 30th César Award Ceremony|url=http://www.academie-cinema.org/en/ceremony/awards.html|work=Awards|publisher=Académie des César|accessdate=30 August 2013}} (Select "2005" in the menu on the right.)</ref> In 2004, Bruno Coulais won the [[European Film Awards|European Film Award]] for [[European Film Award for Best Composer|Best Composer]]; Gérad Jugnot was also nominated for [[European Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], and ''The Chorus'' for [[European Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]].<ref>{{cite web|title=European Film Academy unveils 2004 nominations|url=http://www.screendaily.com/european-film-academy-unveils-2004-nominations/4020912.article|work=Screendaily|publisher=[[Screen International]]|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref> The film later received the [[Prix Lumière]] for Best Film in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nos palmarès précédents|url=http://gfol1.academielumieres.com/download/nos_palmares_precedents_ws57280812.pdf|work=Palmarès au fil des ans|publisher=Académie des Lumières|accessdate=30 August 2013|language=French|trans_title=Our Previous Winners}}</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|Film|France|Music}} * ''[[A Cage of Nightingales]]'' * [[List of French films of 2004]] * [[List of teachers portrayed in films]] {{-}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==Further reading== * {{cite journal|last=Leahy|first=Sarah|title=Les Choristes (2004)|url=https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/sites/default/files/TC_Les_Choristes_StudyGuide%20-%20e.pdf|publisher=[[Tyneside Cinema]]|location=Newcastle|type=Study guide}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://web.archive.org/web/20050322014302/http://www.leschoristes-lefilm.com}} (Archive) {{fr-icon}} * {{Official website|http://www.miramax.com/movie/the-chorus}} at [[Miramax Films]] * {{IMDb title|0372824|The Chorus}} * {{AllRovi movie|303744|The Chorus}} * {{metacritic film|the-chorus|The Chorus}} * {{mojo title|choristes|The Chorus}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|chorus_les_choristes|The Chorus (Les Choristes)}} {{French submission for Academy Awards}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chorus}} [[Category:2000s drama films]] [[Category:2000s musical films]] [[Category:Film remakes]] [[Category:Films about educators]] [[Category:Films about music and musicians]] [[Category:Films set in France]] [[Category:Films shot in France]] [[Category:French films]] [[Category:French-language films]] [[Category:Miramax Films films]] [[Category:Pathé films]]'