A Cage of Nightingales (1945)
- Original title
- La Cage aux rossignols
- Directed by
- Jean Dréville
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A new teacher arrives at a boarding school for troubled boys. He uses music and choral singing to connect with the children and change their lives.
heartfeltwarmupliftingtendergentleinspiringnostalgichopeful
What happens
A Cage of Nightingales (French: La Cage aux rossignols) is a 1945 French film directed by Jean Dréville. It was the second most popular movie at the French box office that year and gained a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Story. Its plot is directly inspired by that of an actual educational centre, called Ker Goat, where Jacques Dietz, Roger Riffier and their teams worked to help children in difficulty through choral singing and innovative teaching methods. The film later served as an inspiration for the film The Chorus (2004), starring the French actor Gérard Jugnot and directed by Christophe Barratier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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