The Chorus (French: Les choristes)

The Chorus (French: Les choristes) is a 2004 French drama film directed by Christophe Barratier, starred by Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad and Jean-Baptiste Maunier, and music by Bruno Coulais.
It wins the Academy Awards, 2005 Nominated Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Bruno Coulais (composer) Christophe Barratier (lyricist) For the song "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)".

The story begins with widely successful orchestra conductor Pierre Morhange (Jacques Perrin) returns to France when his mother dies. He reminiscences about his childhood inspirations through the pages of a diary kept by his old music teacher Clément Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot). In 1949, a young Pierre (Jean-Baptiste Maunier) is the badly behaved son of single mother Violette (Marie Bunel). He attends a boarding school, Fond de L'Etang, for "difficult" boys presided over by strict headmaster Mr Rachin (François Berléand). New teacher Mathieu brightens up the place and assembles a choir, leading to the discovery of Pierre's musical talents.

As i see it, the film is not only a touching story about an unfamous musician ,as well as a teacher, and his students, but also a fantasic music piece. I loved the music in this film so much that im gonna learn French and then try to sing the songs myself !!! On the other hand, the leading character Morange is a really cute boy and an excellent singer.

Here is the thyme song lyrics of the film.

French:

Vois sur ton chemin
Gamins oubliés égarés
Donne leur la main
Pour les mener
Vers d'autres lendemains

Sens au coeur de la nuit
L'onde d'espoir
Ardeur de la vie
Sentier de gloire

Bonheurs enfantins
Trop vite oubliés effacés
Une lumière dorée brille sans fin
Tout au bout du chemin

Sens au coeur de la nuit
L'onde d'espoir
Ardeur de la vie
Sentier de la gloire

English:

See on your way
Children forgotten and lost.
Give them a hand,
To lead them
To other tomorrows.
Feel in the the middle of the night
The wave of hope,
The ardor of life,
The path to glory.
Childish joys,
Erased and forgotten too soon.
A golden light shines endlessly
At the end of the road.
Feel in the the middle of the night
The wave of hope,
The ardor of life,
The path to glory.

 

 

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chorus_(2004_film)

Cracks

Cracks is an independent drama film starring Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, and Imogen Poots, which was released theatrically on December 4, 2009.
The film was produced in 2008, written for the screen by Caroline Ip and Ben Court and Jordan Scott, based on a novel written by Sheila Kohler, directed by Jordan Scott and produced by Kwesi Dickson, Andrew Lowe, Julie Payne, Rosalie Swedlin and Christine Vachon. Ridley and Tony Scott serve as executive producers.

This is a story about girls, their lies, love and desire. As the mian character Miss G(starred by Eva Green) said, the most important thing in life is desire. You can achieve anything you want. The world is yours for the taking. Nothing is impossible for you, my girls. All you need is to desire it.

However, Miss G never has guts to explore the world outside the prisonlike boarding school. She makes up all her adventures and lies to the girls in school who adore her so much. When a beautiful Spanish girl named Fiamma (Maria Valverde) arrives at the school, Miss G's focus is shifted away from the other girls. Di has a crush on Miss G, and is the firm favourite and ringleader of her group. It becomes a triangle: Miss G gets increasingly obsessed with Fiamma, Fiamma is disturbed by Miss G and also openly disgusted by the teacher's hypocrisies and deceptions, and Di is terribly jealous and makes Fiamma's life hell. The girls finally got fight. But Fiamma starts to have an asthma attack, and the girls stop, terrified. They run to get help, and Di runs into Miss G, who declares she'll go to Fiamma.

In the forest, Miss G refuses to give Fiamma her inhaler, and calmly watches her die. Di returns just in time to see Miss G placing the inhaler in Fiamma's lifeless hands, and that's when she realises the truth.

In my opinion, Miss G never loves any of the girls, even Fiamma. She is so sick and jealous of Fiamma, who really has experienced what she always deams of but never ever gets. She is the one who really kills Fiamma. She thought Fiamma's death can cover all her lies and her dirty desire. She wants to be Fiamma. That is why she kept all Fiamma's letters and hold her so tight ly when she was dying.

The final scene has Di leaving the school to explore the world, as Fiamma had always spoken of doing, while Miss G, fired from the school, goes to the local village and finds a small room she can live in, presumably closing herself away for the rest of her life.

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The Simpsons Movie Quote

Chief Wiggum: [after the Simpsons' house collapses into the sink hole] They're China's problem now.

Ned Flanders: Ok, boys, when you meet Jesus, be sure to call Him Mr. Christ.
Todd Flanders: Will Buddha be there?
Ned Flanders: No.


Billie Joe Armstrong: We've been playing for three and a half hours. Now we'd like just a minute of your time to say something about the environment.
[all goes quiet, followed by angry shouts and hurled debris]


Comic Book Guy: I've spent my entire life doing nothing but collecting comic books... and now there's only time to say... LIFE WELL SPENT!


Tom Hanks: Hello, I'm Tom Hanks. The US Government has lost its credibility so it's borrowing some of mine.

Independent Films

An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced mostly outside of a major film studio. In addition to being produced by independent production companies, independent films are often produced and/or distributed by subsidiaries of major studios. Independent films are sometimes distinguishable by their content and style and the way in which the filmmakers' personal artistic vision is realized.

In my opinion, some festivals promote independent filmmaking, like Berlin International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, London Film Festival, Montréal World Film Festival and etc. For example, the Montréal festival's programmers search the international film world for works, paying particular attention to Latin American and Eastern European cinema. Although established Western European directors such as Wim Wenders, Vittorio and Paolo Taviani, and Jean-Luc Godard have frequently had their films in competition, the Grand Prix has often been awarded to films by lesser-known and independent filmmakers, such as Tiempo de revancha (Time for Revenge, 1982), by Argentinean director Adolfo Aristarain; El Norte (1983), by American director Gregory Nava; and Trahir (Betrayal, 1993), by Romanian director Radu Mihaileanu.


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The Graduate

The Graduate is a 1967 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols.It is based on the 1963 novel The Graduate by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from Williams College. The film tells the story of Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman), a recent university graduate with no well-defined aim in life, who is seduced by an older woman, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), and then proceeds to fall in love with her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). In additioon, the film is #19 on the list of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada.

I'd like to give a 2 out of 5 beacause the later half of the movie results in a common love story without any special technologies and very touching plot. Although someone says that it expresses the comfliction between 2 different generations successfully, and some blue scenes in it arouse a lot of pungent criticism, whatever, its later part is still an average romance film. And Ben's sudden falling in love with Elaine makes me confused. How can he want to marry his mistress's daughter in such short time ,and they just have hanged out once?! It will be more convincing if Ben says he loves Mrs. Robinson! On the other hand, the songs in the movie are good ,including“Mrs. Robinson,” “Scarborough Fair/Canticle,” “The Sound of Silence,” and “April Come She Will.” But it seems the music repeats too much which leads the audience get tired of it gradually as they watching.

However, i appreciate the front part of the movie because of the outstanding performance of Anne Bancroft(Mrs.Robinson).


Trivia

Actor Robert Redford was an early hopeful for the part of Ben but turned it down because he felt he couldn’t act naïve enough for the role. In addition, actor Charles Grodin turned down the part following a disagreement over his salary.
The Graduate screenwriter Buck Henry also plays the role of the room clerk in the film.
Quotes

Mr. McGuire (at graduation party): “I just want to say one word to you … just one word.”
Braddock: “Yes, sir.”
McGuire: “Are you listening?”
Braddock: “Yes, sir I am.”
McGuire: “Plastics.”
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