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assigned to care for him, which unearths the child’s compassion. Mathieu tries to restore the kids’ dignity and self-confidence, and above all, their dreams.
The biggest accomplishment achieved by Mathieu, a frustrated composer, is assembling the motley crew of boys into a choral group. Though they don’t evolve into the Vienna Boys Choir, with practice the boys come together into a delightful ensemble. (The musical score is one of the highlights of the movie.) The star singer is Pierre Morhange (an engaging and talented JeanBaptiste Maunier), who is described by one teacher as “the face of an angel but the spawn of the devil.” Along the way, the shy teacher manages to reform Pierre and, with an eye toward romance, begin a friendship with his beautiful single mother (Marie Bunel).
Written and directed by French filmmaker Christophe Barratier in his feature debut, the film is deftly written and superbly acted. Barratier made this little film with only one camera, a host of amateur child actors and about $6 million. France nominated it for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Its emotional resonance and lilting music will remain with you well after the viewing.
“The Chorus” is rated PG-13 for some language, sexual references and violence. Run time is 97 minutes.
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