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Monsieur Lazhar is a 2011 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and starring Mohamed Saïd Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Danielle Proulx. Based on Bashir Lazhar, a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière, it tells the story of an Algerian refugee in Montreal who steps in to teach at an elementary school after ...
MONSIEUR LAZHAR (2011) by Philippe Falardeau http://www.micro-scope.ca/en/films/monsieur_lazhar.html In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly.
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Apr 15, 2012 · Monsieur Lazhar was adapted from a one-man play titled Bashir Lazhar by Évelyne de la Chenelière. In the play, a teacher sits at his desk and talks to both the living and the dead.
When Monsieur Lazhar reprimands a boy by tapping the back of his head, that is reported. This being the kind of progressive women-run school that respectfully discusses Native American culture and spirituality, the teacher is soon handed a booklet detailing the students’ rights.
Mar 8, 2012 · Monsieur Lazhar, by Québec filmmaker Philippe Falardeau, is a sensitive, intelligent and especially moving work whose story revolves around the cultural gap that all immigrants must pass through on arrival in their new country.
Monsieur Lazhar: Directed by Philippe Falardeau. With Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Marie-Ève Beauregard. At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom.
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Apr 13, 2012 · The Canadian drama Monsieur Lazhar, about a teacher who steps into a job no one else wants, was nominated for this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language film.
