Les Choristes is a french movie directed by Christopher Barratier with only 92 minutes long. According to Film Education, the movie is set in a correctional house for wayward boys. The film charts the
progress of new music teacher Clement Mathieu (Gerard Jugnot), and his
attempts to instill a little love and hope into his wayward students.
The boys range from the socially awkward to outright bullies, and are
always ready for a spot of stealing and fighting. Their teachers are
largely apathetic and the school is ruled by the severe Rachin (François
Berleand), a Head who fails to tolerate the most minor trouble. The
success of the choir comes to the rescue of the school, and the pupils
lose their tough exteriors and develop into respectable young men.
| Gerard Jugnot (Clement Mathieu, the new teacher) |
| François Berleand (Rachin, the Head master) |
The story begin with Pierre Morhange returning his hometown when his mother pass away, and visited by his old friend, Pepinot, who gave him an old diaries of their beloved music teacher Clement Mathieu. A very soft touch opening for the movie and the story continued with the flashback memory of the music teacher, Clement Mathieu.
| Old Pierre Morhange |
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| Pierre Morhange visited by Pepinot with their old teacher's diary |
The story show how music and a good teacher could inspired boys and become a gentlemen from troublesome students. Pierre Morhange is one of the troublemaker among the kids. Instead of being rebellion, he own a gifted voice and music talents which touched Clement Mathieu and decide to help him with the music colleges.
| Jean-Baptiste Maunier (Pierre Morhange) |
Sir Clement Mathieu success to bring the troublesome students into a piece by teaching them choir and performs before a Dutchess. He encourage them to behave and protect them from the "Action-Reaction" rules by Headmaster. Since then, the school is changed.
References
1. Film Education, Chorus, The (Les Choristes) , retrieved from http://www.filmeducation.org/resources/film_library/getfilm.php?film=1452
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