Chariton's Choir

Chariton's Choir
Directed by	Grigoris Karantinakis
Written by	Grigoris Karantinakis Yorgos Makris Dimitris Vakis
Starring	Georges Corraface Maria Nafpliotou Akilas Karazisis Christos Stergioglou
Music by	Nikos Platyrachos
Cinematography	Nikos Kavoukidis
Edited by	Takis Yannopoulos
Release dates	2005
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

Chariton's Choir (Greek: Η χορωδία του Χαρίτωνα / I horodia tou haritona) is a 2005 Greek film directed by Grigoris Karantinakis. It was Greece's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1][2]

Plot

The flirtatious headmaster of a school in a small town prepares his pupils for the choirs' Olympics. The arrival of the new army commander in the town, upset the headmaster, as they both fall in love with the same woman.^[3]

Cast

• George Corraface as Chariton (school's headmaster)
• Maria Nafpliotou as Eleni (teacher)
• Akilas Karazisis as Dimitriou (army commander)
• Christos Stergioglou as Drakos (teacher)

Reception

Awards

winner:^[4][5]

• 2005: Greek State Film Awards for Best Film
• 2005: Greek State Film Awards for Best Sound

Nominated:

• 2006:Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (not nominated)

See also

• Cinema of Greece
• List of submissions to the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. Sneider, Jeff (2006-10-19). "Oscar race counts 61 countries". Variety. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
2. "Foreign language Oscar nominees announced". The New Zealand Herald. 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
3. Η Χορωδία Του Χαρίτωνα (in Greek). e-go.gr. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
4. "Chariton's Choir". imdb. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
5. "award 2005". Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

External links

• I horodia tou haritona at the Internet Movie Database