‘The Choral’: When People Understood That Art Reflects Heaven

Fiennes’s choirmaster tells us we should listen to music, read poetry, and look at beautiful paintings, daily. Beauty anchors one’s connection to the divine.
‘The Choral’: When People Understood That Art Reflects Heaven
Choirmaster Dr. Henry Guthrie directs his singers in "The Choral." Sony Pictures Classics
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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R | 1h 53m | Dramedy | 2025

It’s 1916 in the fictitious hamlet of Ramsden, England (in the real county of Yorkshire). The Military Service Act hasn’t yet imposed conscription on fighting-age British males, but it’s imminent.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.