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Nov 23, 2009joseph rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Good - Les Choristes (2004) 96 min. French. Nominated for Best Foreign Picture and Song in 2005, The Chorus will not disappoint. The year is 1948; the location is France in a school for boys called Font de L’Etang. The practice at this school was to inflict “action-reaction” as a form of discipline – for every wrong committed, a stiffer punishment is dealt. Monsieur Clement Matthieu, a music teacher, injects his own form of discipline – for every wrong committed, compassion and redirection of the behaviour is encouraged. In this case, Matthieu uses music to calm the boys, who are completely out of control. Well-done. Note - clarification to "Pie's" comments above, the DVD does include full English subtitles.