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The Chorus
Why this pick
This tender French childhood drama shares the bittersweet warmth, period texture, and quietly life-changing bonds between a vulnerable boy and the adults around him.
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MOVIE1987 1h 44m FRA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Louis, a timid nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she is having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year-old girl next door, and learns about life from her . His subsequent adventures run the gamut from delightful to terrifying, with a little "coming of age" (via a few glimpses of nudity) thrown in.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Anémone
Marcelle
Richard Bohringer
Pelo
Antoine Hubert
Louis
Vanessa Guedj
Martine
Christine Pascal
Claire
Raoul Billerey
Le curé
Pascale Roberts
Yvonne
Daniel Rialet
Simon