Cult since 2004: After 20 years, the film that beat Harry Potter at the box office returns to cinemas.

Cult since 2004: After 20 years, the film that beat Harry Potter at the box office returns to cinemas.

Twenty years after its theatrical release, Les Choristes will return to cinemas to celebrate this symbolic anniversary. Pathé Films announced the news in a press release, citing the April 10 release of the 4K version.

See it on your way!

We love images related to childhood, first emotions. Later, the memory of the events experienced during this learning of life is given its full significance. Therefore, nothing was trivial. Fleeting joy, inconsolable sorrow, everything passes, but there is nothing. deleted”declares the distributor.

“And if a musical note, a song, a chorus is associated with these most distant inventions, their imprint is undoubtedly stronger. Without a doubt, this is what deeply moved me about the project. Christophe Baratier choristers.

A strict pension, rebellious children, a team that unites them, a moving representation of a symbolic childhood.The late producer Jacques Perrin said about the film.

Huge success!

It will be recalled that the feature film was the biggest success of 2004 with 8.5 million participants. It beat the likes of Shrek 2, Harry Potter 3, Spider-Man 2 or The Incredibles. History takes us back to 1949. Clément Mathieu, played by Gérard Junio, is an unemployed music teacher.

The latter is appointed as a supervisor in the re-education boarding school for minors. Particularly repressive, Principal Racine’s education system tries to maintain authority over difficult students.

By introducing the residents to the magic of song, Mathieu transforms their lives. A true social phenomenon, Les Choristes became a cult following, revealing a young Jean-Baptiste Meunier in the painful role of Pierre Morhange in the process.

See you on April 10th to (re)discover this cult film in theaters!

Source: Allocine

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