Orchestra Class

La mélodie
Rachid Hami

A violinist is tested when he signs on to teach music to a class of middle-school students on the multicultural outskirts of Paris in this refreshingly naturalistic ode to the transformative power of music.

DIRECTOR
Rachid Hami
YEAR
2017
COUNTRY
France
RUNTIME
102 minutes
LANGUAGE
French with English subtitles
ORIGINAL TITLE
La mélodie

Q&A with Rachid Hami

This inspiring ode to the transformative power of music unfolds with a refreshingly low-key naturalism. Simon (Kad Merad) is a classical violinist who finds himself way out of his element when he signs on to teach music to a class of unruly and generally apathetic middle-school students on the multicultural outskirts of Paris. One exception: Arnold (Renely Alfred), the sensitive son of a single mother from Côte d’Ivoire, whose passion for the violin gradually energizes both his classmates and the disillusioned Simon. Empathetic without being maudlin, Orchestra Class is distinguished by the way it roots its uplifting teacher-student saga in the socioeconomic realities of immigrant life. U.S. Premiere

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