The Chorus

Les Choristes (2004)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2004-03-17

Country

France, Germany, Switzerland

Production

Miramax, France 2 Cinéma, Pathé Renn Productions, Galatée Films, Novo Arturo Films, Vega Film

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Music

Budget

$5 500 000

Revenue

$82 032 134

Website

http://www.pathedistribution.com/accueil/filmcatalogue.php?IDFilm=498

Director

Christophe Barratier

Actors

Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad, Jean-Paul Bonnaire, Marie Bunel, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Maxence Perrin, Grégory Gatignol, Thomas Blumenthal, Cyril Bernicot
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Scenario

Producer

Arthur Cohn, Nicolas Mauvernay, Jacques Perrin

Operator

Carlo Varini

Composer

Bruno Coulais

Artist

Audition

Agathe Hassenforder, Sylvie Brocheré

Editing

Yves Deschamps
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• It was decided to cast a real boys' choir soloist for the role of Pierre Morange. Jean-Baptiste Monié, who played the role, was at the time a soloist with the Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc choir in Lyon. This choir also performed all the songs in the film.
• Actor and co-producer Gérard Junot had to mortgage his Parisian apartment to help finance the project. This extreme step fully paid off, and his final fee as an actor and producer exceeded 5 million euros, making him the highest-paid French actor in 2004, ahead of stars such as Jean Reno and Gérard Depardieu.
• The film became the highest-grossing film of 2004 in the French box office, earning over $50 million (7,240,000 tickets sold) and one of the most successful French films in history.
• Jean-Baptiste Monié sang in the Lyon church choir for many years.
• Throughout the film, Clément Mathieu does not set the tone for the choir. This is particularly evident during the choir's performance before the Countess.
• The film was shot at the Château de Ravel castle.
• When the headmaster (François Berlureau) enters during Mathieu's (Gérard Jugnot) first lesson, Le Cerf (Cyril Bernicot) stands next to him with his arms crossed. In the next shot, they are lowered. Then crossed again.