It is the spring of ’68. A small country town is in turmoil. Everyone’s life revolves around the regional Annual Choir Contest, which, for half a century, has been the focus of the town’s existence. The charismatic high school principal Chariton leads the school choir in his own magical way. The arrival of the new and ambitious military commander Major Dimitriou to reinstate “order and security” among the residents, will spark a conflict between the two men for the Fair Helen, the beautiful high school math teacher, billiards and, of course, music. The heroes of the film live and flourish in a “crazy crazy village”. Their stories create a small world full of the juices of real life. Loves, passions, intrigue, tenderness and lots of optimism in an era of innocence and beauty when people still savored life and its pleasures. |