Friends,
I’ve taken a few days off to spend time with some friends from Scotland who are visiting (you may have seen us wearing kilts on Sunday), so my remarks for this week will be brief. In lieu of a regular weekly column, I’d like to recommend a film I’ve seen recently.
The Chorus (Les Choristes) is a French film made in the tradition of European movies that are relatively uncomplicated conduits of hope and joy. Part of me wants people to think I only see films that plumb the complex depths of human depravity by taking on subject matter of grave importance, but it’s not true. I do watch those kinds of movies from time to time and I enjoy them, but I’m also a sucker for the occasional extra helping of sweetness that has me crying tears of joy. That’s what this film is. It will make you want to believe in the goodness of humanity and it will remind you of the power of music. I absolutely recommend it. The film streams on Netflix. Here’s a link to its page on IMDB.
Enjoy!
Ben