The Choral

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"The Choral is a passable yet forgettable experience.

While the vocal performances are heavenly and the premise of finding refuge in art is noble, its thematic and narrative approach is too shallow. The lack of development for all characters prevents catharsis and emotional impact, leaving the audience with a movie that feels more like a rigid stage play than a cinematic drama.

It's a mere fleeting comfort whose beautiful music cannot conceal the superficiality of its story."

Rating: C+

With people still believing that the Great War would be over by Christmas, the grandees in the northern English town of Ramsden are facing a crisis of their own. Their choir-master has joined up, and with St Matthews Passion already booked for the town hall, local mill owner Duxbury (Roger Allam) needs to find a replacement. A chat with his sidekicks Joe (Mark Addy) and disgruntled undertaker Trickett (Alun Armstrong) sees them alight on Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes). Snag? Well he has spent quite a lot of time in Germany and just about every piece of music they can think of has been written by a German, too. Aware of the political sensitivities of their choice and also struggling to get any male voices from the now dwindling citizenry, the film ...