The Trail & District Arts Council presents “The Choral” at Monday Cinema on Monday, February 23 at 4 pm at The Royal Theatre in Trail.
A choral society's male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr. Guthrie to recruit teenagers. Together, they experience the joy of singing while the young boys grapple with their impending conscription into the army.
1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. The Choral's ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks. They must also engage a new chorus master, and despite their suspicions that he has something to hide, their best bet seems to be Dr. Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) -- driven, uncompromising, and recently returned from a career in Germany.
As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
Director: Nicholas Hytner / Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Taylor Uttley, Mark Addy / Country: UK, USA / Language: English / Genre: Drama, History, Romance / Length: 1hr 53 mins Rating: PG
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“The Choral…is beautifully crafted and performed. The music is glorious. What more could one ask for.” - Leonard Maltin, leonardmaltin.com
“A moving account of music as a way of coping with war, as well as keeping it at bay.” - Glenn Kenny, New York Times
“A quiet and consistent pleasure: an unsentimental but deeply felt drama which…leaves us with a heartbeat of wit, poignancy and common sense.” - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
“A sprawling First World War period comedy drama about a British choir reaching for normalcy through performance, The Choral boasts a humorous approach to a community’s inability to directly speak about the horrors of war.” - Robert Daniels, Screen International
The Monday Cinema series is part of the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit and is presented by Trail and District Arts Council and proudly supported by Clark's Funeral Services.
All films screen at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail
Tickets are $13. Purchase in advance at trail-arts.com or call the Box Office at 250-368-9669, Monday to Friday from 12-4 pm. Only 143 tickets are available for this screening. If tickets are still available, they will go on sale at the venue 30 minutes before the screening.
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