THE MARCHING BAND
Special Features: Intro by Sarah Diligenti, Executive Director of Alliance Française of Washington, DC on Dec. 22
[EN FANFARE]
When he is diagnosed with leukemia, world-renowned conductor Thibaut takes a DNA test and makes the shocking discovery that he has a long-lost biological brother named Jimmy. Desperate for a bone marrow transplant, Thibaut reaches out and asks for the ultimate favor. Raised in a working-class province, Jimmy is skeptical of his big-city brother, and their relationship starts off on shaky footing — until they discover their shared love of music. While Thibaut conducts symphony orchestras in the greatest halls of Europe, Jimmy plays trombone in the local ragtag marching band. But when the band’s conductor quits, Jimmy signs up to start leading the group and enlists his brother to turn them into a well-tuned, prize-winning ensemble. French filmmaker Emmanuel Courcol (THE BIG HIT) premiered his crowd-pleasing tearjerker at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. –Josh Gardner
DIR/SCR Emmanuel Courcol; SCR Oriane Bonduel, Irène Muscari, Marianne Tomersy; PROD Marc Bordure, Robert Guédiguian. France, 2024, color, 103 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Opening Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024
Genre: Music, drama
