Monsieur LazharRated Parental Guidance ~ Runs 95 minutes
Dir.: Philippe Falardeau, Canada, 2011
Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron, Danielle Proulx
In French with English subtitles.
Multiple Festival award winner, including Best Canadian Feature, Toronto International Film Festival; Toronto Film Critics Association’s Rogers Best Canadian Film Award; Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film.
Digital projection.
“Director Falardeau brings a luminous warmth to this affecting story of an Algerian emigre who finds work as a teacher in a Montreal elementary school. Bachir Lazhar, who is applying for refugee status, inherits his job from a beloved teacher who has hanged herself in her classroom. Despite that melodramatic premise, the drama is supremely sensitive and understated, as Lazhar - recovering from his own family tragedy - tries to adapt to the liberal classroom culture in Quebec.” - Brian D. Johnson, MacLeans Magazine “Falardeau captures the pulse of primary school classroom politics in this tender and touching drama.... A smart screenplay, moving performances - particularly by the child cast - and social observations free of any political agenda make this film a high achiever.” - Radheyan Simonpillai, Now Magazine. “A deserved candidate for Best Foreign Language Film consideration.” - Peter Howell, Toronto.com
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