Chariton's Choir Explained

Chariton's Choir
Director:	Grigoris Karantinakis
Starring:	Georges Corraface Maria Nafpliotou Akilas Karazisis Christos Stergioglou
Music:	Nikos Platyrachos
Cinematography:	Nikos Kavoukidis
Editing:	Takis Yannopoulos
Runtime:	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)

Accolades

Winner:^[4]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Oscar race counts 61 countries. Variety. Sneider, Jeff. 2006-10-19. 2008-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20081014162514/http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117952315.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1. 2008-10-14. dead.
2. News: Foreign language Oscar nominees announced. The New Zealand Herald. 2007-01-17. 2008-06-22.
3. Web site: el:Η Χορωδία Του Χαρίτωνα. http://www.e-go.gr/timeout/article.asp?catid=18149&subid=2&pubid=496497. e-go.gr. 19 February 2014. Greek. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032718/http://www.e-go.gr/timeout/article.asp?catid=18149&subid=2&pubid=496497. 2 May 2014.
4. Web site: award 2005. Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105022520/http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=2005. 5 January 2014. dead.