| Les Choristes Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| In 1949 Clement Mathieu's (Gerard Jugnot) musical career has gone nowhere, so
he accepts a position as supervisor at the ironically named boarding school,
Fond de L'Etong ('rock bottom'). To his surprise, his charges are troubled boys
under the care of...more |
| Les Choristes Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| Unemployed musician/composer Clement Mathieu (Gerard
Jugnot) takes a job at a rural reform school for
delinquent boys. Headmaster Rachin (Francois Berleand)
rules the school with an iron fist, meting out
corporal punishment and solitary confinement for...more |
| Les Choristes Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| THE CHORUS (LES CHORISTES), a subtitled MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS, is a small
Dickensian tale and a huge hit in its native France, which has chosen the movie
to be their official entry for this year's Academy Awards. Although you're
seen the story a hundred...more |
| Les Choristes Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| LES CHORISTES (The Chorus)
Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Miramax Films
Grade: B+
Directed by: Christophe Barratier
Written by: Christophe Barratier, Philippe Lopes-Curval
Cast: Gerard Jugnot, Francois Berleand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier,
Jacques...more |
