REPORTAGE – On the occasion of the release, on November 27, of the magnificent film by Emmanuel Courcol A fanfarewe followed the artistic and musical team on their crazy tour of previews in the heart of the region that inspired this story. The opportunity to verify on site that popular music promotes the meeting of worlds and generations.
« C’is a happiness that fell on us ! » Pascal, a retired teacher from a small northern town of 6,250 inhabitants, never imagined that he would one day become a movie star. But the man is also the dean of the Lallaing Miners' Harmony. And if, this Friday, November 8, he adjusts the fourrageères of his uniform, it is because he is embarking on a series of previews ofA fanfare , the film by Emmanuel Courcol, in which his musical ensemble stars alongside Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin and Sarah Suco.
A few minutes before the opening of the Arras Film Festival which they will host with drums and trumpets, the 26 musicians of his ensemble – men and women aged 13 to 74 – gathered in a room adjoining the Casino where the ceremony will take place. The joyful atmosphere is that of the backstage before a performance. Henri, one of the three conductors, emerges, to the applause of his peers, from an interview…
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