The Choir Boys

The Choir Boys
FrenchEnfants de chœur !
Directed byMagnus Isacsson
Written byMagnus Isacsson
François Renaud
Produced byPaul Lapointe
CinematographyFrançois Beauchemin
Martin Duckworth
Andrei Khabad
Ali Reggab
Michael Wees
Edited byLouise Côté
Release date
  • June 6, 1999 (1999-06-06)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
French

The Choir Boys (French: Enfants de chœur !) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Magnus Isacsson and released in 1999. The film profiles the Chorale de L'Accueil Bonneau, a group of homeless men from Montreal who have formed a choir under the leadership of Pierre Anthian.

The film premiered on June 6, 1999, as an episode of Radio-Canada's arts anthology series Les Beaux Dimanches, and was subsequently screened at various film festivals.

The film was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 2nd Jutra Awards in 2000.

References

  1. ↑ Luc Chaput, "Les Enfants de choeur et Un Syndicat avec ça? Tensions dans les groupes". Séquences, Number 211 (January–February 2001). p. 13.
  2. ↑ Mark Lepage, "Homeless sing for more than supper". Toronto Star, February 5, 1999.
  3. ↑ Louise Cousineau, "La saison de TVA servie par son chef". La Presse, June 5, 1999.
  4. ↑ Odile Tremblay, "Pas de balayage en vue". Le Devoir, January 27, 2000.