Orchestra Class

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.

Orchestra Class
Official poster
Directed by	Rachid Hami
Screenplay by	Guy Laurent Valerie Zenatti Rachid Hami
Produced by	Nicolas Mauvernay
Starring	Kad Merad
Cinematography	Jerome Almeras
Edited by	Joelle Hache
Music by	Bruno Coulais
Production companies	Mizar Films UGC, France 2 Cinema Cite de la musique — Philharmonie de Paris
Distributed by	UGC
Release date	8 November 2017 (2017-11-08)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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".^[1] A critic from Screen International wrote that "The raucous energy that the youngsters offer gives Orchestra Class (La Melodie) a gritty sense of momentum".^[2] 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".^[3]