The Choral (2025) (original) (raw)
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.
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. (less)
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Writer: Alan Bennett
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Simon Russell Beale
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Review by Brian Orndorf, December 24, 2025
7 / 10
Nicholas Hytner hasn�t made a film in a decade, last seen on screens with �The Lady in the Van.� He�s not a director who works very often, and received some acclaim in the past, guiding such pictures as �The Madness of King George� and 2006�s �The History Boys.� �The Choral� is scripted by Alan Bennett, a longtime Hytner collaborator, and the duo concoct an extremely British endeavor about the grip of anxiety during World War I, and the soulful release of art during a troubling time. There are no surprises found in the offering, which plays like a mid-�90s art-house release, providing a sense ...read more...
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