A Cage of Nightingales (1945)

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Country: France
Genres: Drama, Music
Release: 1945-09-06
Director: Jean Dréville
Writers: Georges Chaperot , Noël-Noël , René Wheeler
Language: French
Stars: Noël-Noël , Micheline Francey , René Génin (1890–1967) , René Blancard , Marguerite Ducouret , Marcelle Praince , Marthe Mellot , Michel François , Georges Paulais , André Nicolle
Runtime: 89 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
AKA: Der Nachtigallenkäfig (Austria) , A Cage of Nightingales , La gabbia degli usignoli (Italy) , 春の凱歌 (Japan) , Nattergaleburet (Denmark) , La cage aux rossignols (France, French Republic) , Klatka słowicza (Poland) , To klouvi me t' aidonia (Greece) , La jaula de los ruiseñores (Mexico) , Näktergalarnas bur (Sweden) , A Cage of Nightingales (United States of America) , Kavez za slavuje , Der Nachtigallenkäfig (Germany) , 一籠夜鶯 (Taiwan) , La cage aux rossignols
Plot: "La Cage aux rossignols" (A Cage of Nightingales) is the title of an autobiographical book that a young writer try to publish, which would allow him to marry so charming Martine. Under a pseudonym, Clement's book is published in La Dépêche a daily newspaper that publishes novels as serials. Martine can read the novel to her mother (voice-over). Story of this music lover, supervisor of a boarding reserved for young offenders who asks only to discover the joys of music by forming a choir. But Clément does not have only friends. The director of the institution, man petty and narrow-minded, never misses an opportunity to throw a spanner in the works...
IMDB:tt0039234