Les choristes (2004)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Christophe Barratier

Writers:

Georges Chaperot (1945 story "La Cage aux rossignols") &
René Wheeler (1945 story "La Cage aux rossignols") ...
(suite)

Release Date:

17 mars 2004 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drame | Music

Plot:

The new teacher at a severely administered boys' boarding school works to positively effect the students' lives through music.

Plot Keywords:

School | Boarding School | Children | Choir | Supervisor

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 21 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Magical

Ensemble

Gérard Jugnot	...	Clément Mathieu
François Berléand	...	Rachin
Kad Merad	...	Chabert
Jean-Paul Bonnaire	...	La Père Maxence
Marie Bunel	...	Violette Morhange
Jean-Baptiste Maunier	...	Pierre Morhange
Maxence Perrin	...	Pépinot
Grégory Gatignol	...	Mondain
Thomas Blumenthal	...	Corbin
Cyril Bernicot	...	Le Querrec
Simon Fargeot	...	Boniface
Théodule Carré-Cassaigne	...	Leclerc
Philippe Du Janerand	...	Monsieur Langlois
Carole Weiss	...	La Comtesse
Erick Desmarestz	...	Le Docteur Dervaux
Paul Chariéras	...	Régent
Armen Godel	...	Le médecin
Monique Ditisheim	...	Le mère Marie
Steve Gadler	...	Assistant Pierre Morhange
Fabrice Dubusset	...	Carpentier
Marielle Coubaillon	...	Madame Rachin
Violette Barratier	...	Fille Rachin 1
Lena Chalvon	...	Fille Rachin 2
Colette Dupanloup	...	La cuisinière
Didier Flamand	...	Pépinot adulte
Jacques Perrin	...	Pierre Morhange adulte
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Michel Caccia	...	(uncredited)

Réalisé par
Christophe Barratier

Scénaristes
Georges Chaperot		(1945 story "La Cage aux rossignols") &
René Wheeler		(1945 story "La Cage aux rossignols")
René Wheeler		(1945 screenplay "La Cage aux rossignols") &
Noël-Noël		(1945 screenplay "La Cage aux rossignols")
Christophe Barratier		(screen story)
Christophe Barratier		(screenplay) &
Philippe Lopes-Curval		(screenplay)

Produit par
Arthur Cohn	....	producer
Léonard Glowinski	....	associate producer
Gérard Jugnot	....	associate producer
Michael Kühn	....	executive producer
Romain Le Grand	....	associate producer
Nicolas Mauvernay	....	producer
Jacques Perrin	....	producer
Ruth Waldburger	....	associate producer

Musique originale
Bruno Coulais

Image
Jean-Jacques Bouhon
Dominique Gentil
Carlo Varini

Montage
Yves Deschamps

Distribution des rôles
Sylvie Brocheré
Agathe Hassenforder

Création des décors
François Chauvaud

Direction artistique
Pierre Ferrari

Décorateur de plateau
Jean-Pierre Gaillot

Création des costumes
Françoise Guégan

Maquillage
Sylvie Duval	....	key makeup artist
Odile Fourquin	....	makeup artist
Françoise Fregonese	....	hair stylist
Sylvie Leray	....	key hair stylist (as Silvie Leray)
Fabienne Robineau	....	makeup artist
Christine Vizier	....	hair stylist

Directeur de production
Christophe Anzoli	....	unit manager
Asen Kanchev	....	music production manager
Bernard Lorain	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Marc Baraduc	....	first assistant director
Catherine Hofer	....	assistant director
Vincent Kaluza	....	trainee assistant director
Romain Kunstlinger	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Bernard Beysseriat	....	painter
Stéphane Blanc	....	painter
Henri Castillo	....	head carpenter
Sophie Chandoutis	....	painter
Nicolas Charpin	....	constructor
Vincent Chassaing	....	constructor
Jean-Luc Chauvaud	....	assistant decorator
Fabrice Coudert	....	constructor
Florence de la Maladière	....	painter
Bernard Ducrocq	....	property master
Pascal Fasola	....	painter
Patrice Fasola	....	head painter
Jean-Pierre Gaillot	....	set dresser
Serge Goblet	....	constructor
Grégory Graziani	....	painter
Lazlo Guarguir	....	painter
Rodolphe Heckmann	....	constructor
Guy Lionel	....	painter
Max Magnan	....	storyboard artist
Emmanuel Marthon	....	constructor
Jonathan Muret	....	assistant decorator
Joel Nicolas	....	carpenter (as Joël Nicolas)
Stéphane Renié	....	constructor
Francoise Rouge	....	painter
Jean-Claude Tenes	....	construction manager
Laurent Thevenot	....	painter (as Laurent Thévenot)
Bertrand Vuarnesson	....	carpenter

Technicien du son
Hervé Bénard	....	sound recordist
Vladislav Boyadjiev	....	pro-tools technician
Nicolas Cantin	....	boom operator
Nicolas Cantin	....	sound editor
Joseph Catricala	....	foley engineer
Frédéric Cattoni	....	stereo sound consultant: DTS
Pascal Chauvin	....	foley artist
Eric Grattepain	....	foley artist
Gabriel Hafner	....	sound editor
Alexis Leverve	....	sound recordist
Didier Lizé	....	sound engineer
Michel Monnier	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Nicolas Naegelen	....	sound mixer
Laurent Peter	....	sound assistant
David Rit	....	boom operator
Hervé Roux	....	stereo sound consultant: DTS
Patrice Séverac	....	post-synchronization
Daniel Sobrino	....	sound editor
Daniel Sobrino	....	sound mixer
Vincent Vatoux	....	sound

Effets spéciaux
Romain Bretet	....	special effects
Olivier Cohen-Bacri	....	special effects
Nicolas David	....	titles design
Daniel Lenoir	....	special effects
Carol Styczen	....	special effects
Piotr Styczen	....	special effects

Visual Effects
Thierry Ardiller	....	digital compositor
Luc Augereau	....	visual effects producer
Berengere Dominguez	....	visual effects coordinator
Justine Gasquet	....	digital compositor
Frederic Moreau	....	visual effects producer
François Vagnon	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
François Andreoletti	....	video assist operator
Nicolas Batisse	....	video assist operator (as Nicolas Bátisse)
Simon Bérard	....	gaffer
Vincent Blasco	....	grip
Jean-Jacques Bouhon	....	additional camera operator
Michel Bubola	....	electrician
Renaud Chassaing	....	additional camera operator
Guillaume Dreujou	....	assistant camera
Nicolas Duchêne	....	assistant camera
Jean-Christophe Duwez	....	electrician
Denis Garnier	....	assistant camera
Nil Henchoz	....	key grip
Hans Krumenacker	....	electrician
Frédéric Lenormand	....	grip
Margot Lestage	....	second assistant camera
Loïc Limosin	....	electrician
Christine Mignard	....	assistant camera
François Perrault-Alix	....	grip
Raphaël Planeix	....	electrician trainee
Philippe Quaisse	....	still photographer
Marie Queney	....	assistant camera
Yves Reymond	....	grip
Piotr Stadnicki	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christine Civrac	....	wardrobe
Eric Perron	....	costumer
Jean-Pierre Villeneuve	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Frédéric Casnin	....	color timer
Pauline Flamand	....	assistant editor
Alain Guarda	....	color timer
Sophie Voiturin	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Christophe Barratier	....	composer: themes "Cerf-Volant" and "Nous sommes de Fond de l'Etang"
Bruno Coulais	....	conductor
Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc	....	choir
Slim Pezin	....	music supervisor
Nicolas Porte	....	conductor: choir

Divers
Stéphanie Auger	....	production administrator
Nasser Belkalem	....	production coordinator
Sarah Bellwood	....	script consultant
Nicolas Dumont	....	executive production associate
Mickael Georgeault	....	groupman
Magali Herbinger	....	production secretary
Claude Morice	....	production administrator
Frédéric North	....	helicopter pilot
Valentine Perrin	....	assistant: Christophe Barratier
Eva Simonet	....	press attache
Jean-Luc Tesson	....	production assistant
Françoise Thouvenot	....	script supervisor
Karin Tourgeman	....	accountant
Coralie Venière	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Vega Film
• Banque Populaire Images 4
• CP Medien AG
• Canal+
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
• Dan Valley Film AG
• France 2 Cinéma
• Galatée Films
• Novo Arturo Films
• Pathé Renn Productions
• Procirep

Distributors

• Pathé (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Highlight Film (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Kamras Film Group (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Medyavizyon (2005) (Turkey) (all media)
• Miramax Films (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Pathé International (2004) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Pathé (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Vega Distribution (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (TV)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Aerial Camera Systems  helicopter gyrostabilized camera system
• Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra  film score recording (2004)
• Digison  post-synchronization
• Iris Camera  camera equipment
• Locaflash  electrical equipment
• Nonesuch Records  soundtrack
• S.I.S.  sound editing
• SIF309 Film & Music Productions  film score recording

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Chorus (UK) (USA)
Chorists (International: English title)
Die Kinder des Monsieur Mathieu (Germany)
The Choir (International: English title)
The Choir Boys (Singapore: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language/sexual references and violence.

Durée:

96 min

Pays:

France | Switzerland | Germany

Langue:

Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

Iceland:16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Zurich) | South Korea:Tous | Sweden:7 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Château de Ravel, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Company:

Vega Film

Anecdotes:

In 2004, this was the #1 movie at the French box office, with more than 8.6 million admissions.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Mr. Mathieu begins "auditions" in the class, you see young Pepinot in the left corner dancing and/or making faces as the students ahead of him sing.

Guillemet:

[Chabert is dragging a boy off for punishment]
Clément Mathieu: What are you doing?
Chabert: He stole my watch. From my room.
Clément Mathieu: Where are you taking him?
Chabert: Dungeon.
Clément Mathieu: Wait!
Chabert: Why?
[Chabert and the boy disappear into the school]
Clément Mathieu: He's my only baritone.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Caché (2005)

Soundtrack:

Vois sur ton chemin

Magical

Spoilers

Taking France by storm this summer, Les choristes purportedly led to a surge in applications to join choirs all over the country. The magic is unquestionably in the music, but I'll come to that later.

The success of Les choristes as a film (with or without the divine music) lies in its not trying to be anything more than what it is, a simple tale that opens up to you instead of manipulating you. You'll find neither heart-breaking poignancy nor rousing heroism. Within the short duration of a school term or two he spent with the somewhat notorious boarding school, teacher and musician Clement Mathieu had his modest ambition fulfilled, of having a choir sing the music he wrote, then moved along to a continuously modest life of teaching and music. Talented protégé Pierre Morhange did achieve fame and success, but we have essentially been spared laboured scenes of Titanic struggles or exuberant jubilation. To ensure that I'm not misleading towards the other extreme, let me hasten to add that Les choristes does touch our hearts. It does this gently, sensibly.

But in the end, it's the music. Purely the celestial beauty of the music alone will brings tears to the appreciative audiences' eyes. The story is touching. The character are likable. But the ultimate magic is the choir and boy soprano Jean-Baptiste Maunier chosen from two thousand auditions. Such a magical choice.