Orchestra Class
{{Short description|2017 French film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Orchestra Class
| image = Orchestra Class film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official poster
| native_name =
| director = Rachid Hami
| writer =
| screenplay = Guy Laurent
Valerie Zenatti
Rachid Hami
| story =
| based_on =
| producer = Nicolas Mauvernay
| starring = Kad Merad
| narrator =
| cinematography = Jerome Almeras
| editing = Joelle Hache
| music = Bruno Coulais
| studio = Mizar Films
UGC, France 2 Cinema
Cite de la musique — Philharmonie de Paris
| distributor = UGC
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2017|11|8}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Orchestra Class (French: La Melodie) is a 2017 French film directed by Rachid Hami and starring Kad Merad. The film was screened at the Venice Film Festival and the Dubai International Film Festival.
Cast
- Kad Merad as Simon Daoud
- Samir Guesmi as Farid
- Renely Alfred as Arnold
- Tatjana Rojo as Arnold's mother
Reception
A critic from The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "But the film’s few, more lived-in moments often involve secondary characters with no story arc of their own, so they never feel properly integrated into the fabric of the otherwise very formatted plot".{{Cite web|last=Hoeij|first=Boyd van|date=2017-09-02|title=‘La Melodie’: Film Review | Venice 2017|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/la-melodie-1034830/|access-date=2023-01-04|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=2023-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104074932/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/la-melodie-1034830/|url-status=live}} A critic from Screen International wrote that "The raucous energy that the youngsters offer gives Orchestra Class (La Melodie) a gritty sense of momentum".{{Cite web|last=Adams|first=Mark|title='Orchestra Class': Dubai Review|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/orchestra-class-dubai-review/5124819.article|access-date=2023-01-04|website=Screen Daily |language=en|archive-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228012205/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/orchestra-class-dubai-review/5124819.article|url-status=live}} A critic from RFI wrote that "Alfred Renély is a touching and convincing young prodigy supported by a whole bunch of promising French film actors".{{Cite web|date=2017-11-30|work=Cinefile | title=The Orchestra Class directed by Rachid Hami and The Planter by Marine Francen|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20171129-cinefile-n-8-orchestra-class-directed-rachid-hami-and-planter-marine-francen|access-date=2023-01-04|language=en|archive-date=2023-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104074932/https://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20171129-cinefile-n-8-orchestra-class-directed-rachid-hami-and-planter-marine-francen|url-status=live| author= Rosslyn Hyams}}