A Cage of Nightingales
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A Cage of Nightingales is a 1945 French film directed by Jean Dréville
. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story
, and served as an inspiration for the film The Chorus
(2004).
In France, in the 1930s, a supervisor at a rehabilitation house awakens difficult teens' inner musical tendencies by forming a choir, despite the director's skepticism. Later, this experience is reported in a novel in a major newspaper. The history of the 'Cage of Nightingales' 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.
Jean Dréville
Jean Dréville was a French film director. He directed 45 films between 1928 and 1969.-Selected filmography:* Autour de L'Argent * A Cage of Nightingales * Return to Life...
. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story
Academy Award for Best Story
The Academy Award for Best Story was an Academy Award given from the beginning of the Academy Awards until 1957, when it was eliminated in favor of the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, which had been introduced in 1940.-1920s:...
, and served as an inspiration for the film The Chorus
The Chorus (2004 film)
The Chorus is a 2004 French drama film directed by Christophe Barratier. Co-written by Barratier and Philippe Lopes-Curval, it is an adaptation of the 1945 film A Cage of Nightingales , which in turn was adapted by Noël-Noël and René Wheeler from a story by Wheeler and Georges Chaperot.Widely...
(2004).
Synopsis
Clement Mathieu seeks to publish his novel without success. With the help of a friend who is a journalist, his story about the 'Cage of Nightingales' is slipped surreptitiously into a newspaper...In France, in the 1930s, a supervisor at a rehabilitation house awakens difficult teens' inner musical tendencies by forming a choir, despite the director's skepticism. Later, this experience is reported in a novel in a major newspaper. The history of the 'Cage of Nightingales' 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.
Cast
- Noël-NoëlNoël-NoëlNoël-Noël was a French actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 45 films between 1931 and 1966.-Selected filmography:* A Cage of Nightingales * Mr. Orchid * Return to Life...
as Clément Mathieu - Micheline Francey as Micheline
- Georges BiscotGeorges BiscotGeorges Biscot was a French film actor. He starred in some 28 films between 1916 and his death in 1944.He appeared in films such as Barrabas in 1920, and he died on 18 December 1944 in Paris.-Filmography:...
as Raymond - René GéninRené GéninRené Génin was a French film actor. He appeared in 134 films between 1931 and 1965.-Selected filmography:* Nuits de feu * Port of Shadows * Girls in Distress...
as Le père Maxence - René BlancardRené BlancardRené Blancard was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965.-Selected filmography:* A Cage of Nightingales * We Are All Murderers * Endless Horizons...
as Monsieur Rachin - Marguerite Ducouret as La mère de Micheline
- Marcelle Praince as La présidente
- Marthe MellotMarthe Mellot-Selected filmography:* Les Misérables * The Last Billionaire * Justin de Marseille * Land Without Stars * The Scarlet Bazaar -External links:...
as Marie - Georges PaulaisGeorges PaulaisGeorges Paulais was a French film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1910 and 1956.He was born in Guimps, Charente, France and died in Chabanais, Charente, France.-Selected filmography:...
as Monsieur Langlois - André Nicolle as Monsieur de la Frade
- Richard Francoeur as Monsieur de Mézères
- Jean Morel as Le directeur
- Roger Vincent as L'académicien
- Michel FrançoisMichel FrançoisJoseph-Michel François was a colonel in the Haitian army. As Haiti Chief of National Police he participated in the 1991 Haitian coup d'état, which overthrew Haiti's elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The Haitian Presidential candidate Michel "Sweet Mickey" Martelly is known to have...
as Lequerec - Roger Krebs as Laugier