''Chorus'' is a 2015 Canadian

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written and directed by

François Delisle François Delisle (born March 22, 1967) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, actor, and composer. Career Between 1987 and 1990, Delisle directed several experimental short films. Some were selected for v ...

. It was screened in the Panorama section of the

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. The film centres on Christophe (

Sébastien Ricard Sébastien Ricard (born May 25, 1972) is a Canadian musician and actor from Quebec most noted as a member of the hip hop band Loco Locass. As an actor, he won the Prix Jutra for Best Actor at the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010 for his performance as ...

) and Irène (

Fanny Mallette Fanny Mallette (born September 5, 1975) is a Canadian actress. Biography She was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in ''Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans f ...

), a former married couple still struggling to cope with the murder of their son eight years earlier.

Plot

One afternoon, Hugo, son of Christophe and Irene disappeared, and the life of the married couple would shatter. After 8 years, the searches found nothing, as the two got a divorce, and lived their own lives apart, with Christophe moving to Mexico.

Cast

as Christophe *

as Irene *

Geneviève Bujold Geneviève Bujold (; born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian actress. For her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the period drama film ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969), Bujold received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film cre ...

as Gabrielle *

Pierre Curzi Pierre Curzi (born February 11, 1946 in Montreal, Quebec) is an actor, screenwriter and politician in Quebec. He is a former Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Borduas in the Montérégie region south of Montreal. ...

* Antoine L'Écuyer * *

Critical Reception

Cinevue gave the film a rating of four stars out of five, stating that "if you stay the course with its unremittingly dark tone, offers profound insight, that is does not fail to move in its final, heartbreaking scenes." While filmsquebec gave the film a three stars out of five, only highlighting its successes of the interpretation, and the aesthetic qualities of the film.

Accolades

References

External links

* 2015 films 2015 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by François Delisle French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub